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Rabbit Warren

✦ Ancient woodland190 ha

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome190 ha

Getting here

54.63848, -3.17673

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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
  • 🏃Trail running is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Trail running

1 running route(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

7 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 17.3 km; Named hiking route nearby: Dodd Summit Trail

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Robin +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Robin +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Water and Cockshot Wood Accessible Loop, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route1.6 km

A stile-free circular along Derwent Water & via Cockshot Wood with views over the lake to Cat Bells and Causey Pike. Optional extension to the famous view point at Friar’s Crag. Woodland paths have small boulders, tree routes and muddy patches

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Lakeside Amble, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route4.6 km
Named routeLength 4.6 kmDuration 01:15Round tripLocal walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Seat How Summit TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Comb Beck TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 38Cycling route
Named routeRef 38Regional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

Old Coach Road alternative

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Named routeRef 7Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cyclewise Coaching TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km
Named routeLength 7.4 km
Altura North TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Altura South TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Under Dodd

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Under Dodd

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🌱Lower Fitz ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Upper Fitz ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Upper Fitz ParkUrban park5 km→⚽Lower Fitz ParkPlaying field4.6 km→🌱Davidson Park Rugby Football GroundUrban park4.7 km→✦The ClerkHistoric site2.6 km→

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