🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
6 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2025; Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Carrion Crow +85 more · last seen 2025; Grass moorland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Common Blue Damselfly, Pachytomella parallela +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broom Fork-moss, White Earwort, Heath Plait-moss +44 more · last seen 2023
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
🏡
Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Seatoller, Styhead Tarn and Grains Gill Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route11.2 km▾
An invigorating circular into the the Lakeland fells beyond Borrowdale. Follow an ancient packhorse route, as mountain views of Great End & Great Gable rise above you. Relax by Sprinkling Tarn before returning via Grains Gill stream. Rugged rock paths.
Named routeLength 11.2 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Valley of Cinders Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route2.4 km▾
Explore this gently ambling route through Cinderdale in the Lake District with views of Crummock Water and the surrounding Cumbria countryside of Buttermere Valley, while also discovering important medieval archaeological sites.
Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Buttermere to Rannerdale Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route4.8 km▾
This invigorating Lakeland ridge walk climbs from the Buttermere Valley up to the summit of Rannerdale Knotts, offering views over 3 lakes & high peaks. The scenic circular then returns via Crummock Water & Nether How woodland to the village of Buttermere
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Pillar Trail from Wasdale Head, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route12 km▾
This challenging walk involves a vertical ascent of over 800m so will test the stamina of most walkers. But it's well worth the effort because few places in the Lake District have views that can compete with those offered from the Pillar summit.
Named routeLength 12 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
