Getting here
54.56025, -3.06441
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Dam triangle car park 250m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Dam triangle car park 250m away — 20 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Earwort, Common Tamarisk-moss, Little Shaggy-moss +113 more · last seen 2024
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Odontocerum albicorne +107 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Odontocerum albicorne +107 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Wood-rust, Moon-leaved Pincerwort, Common Threadwort +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
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
Lakeside Amble, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route4.6 km
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Rosthwaite Round, Fells, Tarn and Beck Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route8.4 km
This favourite walk of National Trust rangers will take you to a Borrowdale gem, the hamlet of Watendlath. Along the way, you'll discover oak woodland, two tarns (mountain ponds) and stunning Lakeland views.
🚴Cycling
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Route 7Cycling route
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway TrailCycling route
Route C2CCycling route
Old Coach Road alternative
Main RouteCycling route54 m
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
🐴Horse riding
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Stanah Lanebridleway · 117 m
Stanah Lanebridleway · 101 m
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