Getting here
54.34248, -2.96464
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
- 🅿️NT Hill Top 269m away — 6 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
- 🅿️NT Hill Top 269m away — 6 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Touch-me-not Balsam, Raspberry, Himalayan Balsam +110 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock, Red Admiral +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock, Red Admiral +74 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry, Common Nettle, Ramsons +3 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
25 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking 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
Windermere Shore Footpathpublic footpath · 204 m
Windermere Shore Footpathpublic footpath · 978 m
Windermere Shore Footpathpublic footpath · 6 m
🚴Cycling
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Main RouteCycling route61 m
🚵Mountain biking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route
Goosey Foot Tarn TrailMountain bike route
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Cuckoo Brow Lanebridleway · 146 m
Stones Lanebridleway · 24 m
Stones Lanebridleway · 526 m
Cuckoo Brow Lanebridleway · 331 m
Wildlife to spot
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