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St Luke's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Lepra corallina +102 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Lepra corallina +102 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Darter, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +156 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +156 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spignel, Grass-of-Parnassus, Loch Leven Spearwort +23 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Spignel, Grass-of-Parnassus, Loch Leven Spearwort +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 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
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
Millwood Trail (Long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Silurian WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 637Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 637Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 637Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The North Face 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

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sattery Lanebridleway · 370 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 370 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Torver Beckbridleway · 3.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.1 km

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