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Penny Rock Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

54.44719, -3.00765

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Salmonberry, Trunk Pawwort, Crenulated Flapwort +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Upland hay meadow — wildflower-rich grassland invertebrates; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Miles without Stiles: Elterwater to Skelwith BridgeWalking route
Named routeRef 11Point-to-pointLocal walking route
High Close Tree TrailWalking route1.9 km

Originally a hill farm, the High Close estate was re-designed after Wheatley-Balme bought it in 1857. Exotic flora was planted to enhance views of the surrounding fells. Some species are now grown for the International Conifer Conservation Programme

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route1.1 km

Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.

Named routeLength 1.1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Calf Parrock Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route900 m

Short walk to Calf Parrock Coppice and great viewpoint of the castle.

Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Named routeRef 6Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route615 m
Named routeRef 637Length 615 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route287 m
Named routeRef 6Length 287 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

29 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Coffin Routebridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mPath type: bridleway
The Coffin Routebridleway · 261 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 261 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Loughrigg Terracebridleway · 3 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 3 mPath type: bridleway
Loughrigg Terracebridleway · 640 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 640 mPath type: bridleway
The Coffin Routebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path between tall trees in Penny Rock Wood

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path between tall trees in Penny Rock Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Rothay ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Dora's FieldUrban park1.6 km→✦RYDAL MOUNTHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Moss ParrockUrban park1.7 km→🌱Formal GardenUrban park1.8 km→🌱The Quiet GardenUrban park1.9 km→

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