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✦ Ancient woodland47 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Mountain bikesWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

54.33012, -3.03188

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Hawkshead Moor Trail
  • 🐕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
Parking· Paid

Best for

11 activities

Mountain biking

1 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Hawkshead Moor Trail

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Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Robin +69 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

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Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Dog's Mercury, Tormentil +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Wood-sorrel +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Monk Coniston and Tarn Hows Trail, Tarn Hows and ConistonWalking route8 km

Walk from the head of Coniston Water to Tarn Hows on the picturesque circular made by 19th-century industrialist J G Marshall to wow guests at his estate. Pass farmland, wood & Monk Coniston Hall. Spot wildlife & enjoy Lakeland views. Short steep sections

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill TopWalking route4 km

Gentle walk to 1 of Beatrix Potter's favourite places, Moss Eccles Tarn. This is where the children's author spent time painting & is a great introduction to the place included in her books. Short steep sections. Muddy in wet weather. Potential livestock

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Named routeLhn
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 637Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route442 m
Named routeRef 637Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route361 m
Named routeRef 637Length 361 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

'Silurian Cant', a Grizedale Forest sculpture

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

'Silurian Cant', a Grizedale Forest sculpture

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park3 km→🌱Lower GardensUrban park3.2 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site3.5 km→🌱The PaddiesUrban park2.2 km→🌱The Farmhouse GardenUrban park2.2 km→🌱The Kitchen GardenUrban park2.3 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Heald Lower

1.2 km→
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Dam 146

1.2 km→
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Hob Gill

Not High (England Use Only)1.5 km→

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