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Moor Crag Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland126 ha

📷 Colin Haywood-Gray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome126 ha

Getting here

54.31799, -2.93344

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Beech Hill car park 46m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nuthatch, Robin, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Robin, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tufted-sedge, Corn Mint, Marsh Pennywort +5 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Chimney Sweep +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Chimney Sweep +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional 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
Fell Foot Park Short Loop, Fell FootWalking route800 m

An accessible, stile and step free circular route around the Fell Foot parkland, taking in Windermere lakeshore with views across the lake to Fairfield Horseshoe.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Named routeLhn
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
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 6Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route409 m
Named routeRef 6Length 409 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Windermere from the top of Moor How

📷 Colin Haywood-Gray · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Windermere from the top of Moor How

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️FELL FOOTCountry park5 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱The GlebeUrban park4.9 km→✦Winster potash pitHistoric site1.8 km→✦Gardens at Graythwaite HallHistoric site2.4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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