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Priest Wood

✦ Ancient woodland210 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome210 ha

Getting here

54.33484, -3.01010

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Grizedale Tarn Trail
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

11 activities

Mountain biking

3 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Grizedale Tarn Trail

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

6 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 72.7 km; Named hiking route nearby: Bogle Crag Trail (long)

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Machell's Coppice TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Monk Coniston and Tarn Hows Trail, Tarn Hows and ConistonWalking route8 km

Walk from the head of Coniston Water to Tarn Hows on the picturesque circular made by 19th-century industrialist J G Marshall to wow guests at his estate. Pass farmland, wood & Monk Coniston Hall. Spot wildlife & enjoy Lakeland views. Short steep sections

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round 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
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Cycling

20 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
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Named routeLhn
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 637Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route442 m
Named routeRef 637Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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
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Horse riding

36 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sawrey Bridgebridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

'One, Two, Three of 'em', a Grizedale Forest sculpture (2)

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

'One, Two, Three of 'em', a Grizedale Forest sculpture (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park3.8 km→🌱Lower GardensUrban park3.9 km→⛪Church of St Michael and All AngelsReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site4.5 km→🌱The Farmhouse GardenUrban park3 km→🌱The Kitchen GardenUrban park3 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 10

699 m→
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Dam 144

1.9 km→
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Hob Gill

Not High (England Use Only)2.5 km→

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