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Satterthwaite Moor

86 ha

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome86 ha

Getting here

54.32014, -3.05016

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Goldcrest +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Goldcrest +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidea lithophila, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat., Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta +58 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Lecidea lithophila, Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat., Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta +58 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Hazel, Meadowsweet +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Millwood Trail (Long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Grizedale Tarn TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
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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

30 public paths nearby

Public paths
Farra Grain Higher Bridgebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Farra Grain Lower Bridgebridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Moor Lanebridleway · 40 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 40 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Moor Lanebridleway · 879 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 879 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tent, Satterthwaite Moor

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tent, Satterthwaite Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park3.6 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Lower GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱The PaddiesUrban park2.8 km→🌱The Farmhouse GardenUrban park3 km→🌱The Kitchen GardenUrban park3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Hob Gill

Not High (England Use Only)1.2 km→
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Heald Lower

1.3 km→
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Dam 146

1.4 km→

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