Ruskin Monument
Plan your visit
Getting here
54.59037, -3.14081
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Canada Goose
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Canada Goose
- ✦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
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Rhododendron, Himalayan Balsam +27 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
17 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route3 km
A gentle walk with time & space to reflect. Peace How looks over Derwent Water to the north, & Castle Crag – a WW1 memorial fell – to the south. It was gifted to NT in 1917, so that anyone affected by the WW1 could come & experience peace & tranquility.
Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route5.8 km
An easy lakeside amble along the quiet side of Derwent Water, leading you on a circular route through the tranquil parkland at Brandelhow, birthplace of the National Trust in the Lake District. Low-level lakeside and woodland paths.
Borger Dalr Geology Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route6.4 km
Explore the origins of Borrowdale as you walk from Bowder Stone car park to Castle Crag, including the poignant war memorial Peace Howe, and amazing views of the flat valley bed that was formerly the bottom of an Ice Age lake. A steep but gradual climb.
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
🚴Cycling
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Route 38Cycling route
Route 7Cycling route
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway TrailCycling route
Route C2CCycling route
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Route C2CCycling route
Old Coach Road alternative
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km
Altura North TrailMountain bike route
Altura South TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km