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Sparrow How Wood

✦ Ancient woodland84 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome84 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Touch-me-not Balsam, Raspberry, Himalayan Balsam +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock, Red Admiral +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Peacock, Red Admiral +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry, Common Nettle, Ramsons +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

25 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route
Named routeRef 47Point-to-pointLocal 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
Windermere Shore Footpathpublic footpath · 204 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 204 mPath type: footway
Windermere Shore Footpathpublic footpath · 978 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 978 mPath type: footway
Windermere Shore Footpathpublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Named routeLhn
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 6Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route61 m
Named routeRef 6Length 61 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cuckoo Brow Lanebridleway · 146 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Stones Lanebridleway · 24 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 24 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Stones Lanebridleway · 526 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 526 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Cuckoo Brow Lanebridleway · 331 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 331 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

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