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Middle Dale Park Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland64 ha

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome64 ha

Getting here

54.32416, -2.98153

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scarce Turf-moss, Water Earwort, Flagellate Feather-moss +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +146 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +146 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-rust, Beech, Great Scented Liverwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Machell's Coppice TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill TopWalking route4 km

Gentle walk to 1 of Beatrix Potter's favourite places, Moss Eccles Tarn. This is where the children's author spent time painting & is a great introduction to the place included in her books. Short steep sections. Muddy in wet weather. Potential livestock

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Ash Landing and Claife Heights Windermere Walk, Claife Viewing StationWalking route12 km

An elevated walk along Windermere's undeveloped western side. Dramatic viewing point at Low Blind How, where a gap in the wall leads to a crag with views of the lake, islands & Troutbeck fells. Some steep slopes, but once on the Heights its generally flat

Named routeLength 12 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Named routeLhn
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 6Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route328 m
Named routeRef 6Length 328 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route377 m
Named routeRef 6Length 377 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Named route
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Goosey Foot Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black Brows Summit

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black Brows Summit

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