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Stonegarth Wood

✦ Ancient woodland55 ha

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

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha

Getting here

54.32770, -3.24487

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 124m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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, Wren, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Little Shaggy-moss, Bank Haircap, Common Tamarisk-moss +227 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Keeled Skimmer +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Keeled Skimmer +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-rust, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Hazel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Grimecrag Bridgepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: footway
Blea Beck Bridgepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cattle below Rainsbarrow Wood

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

Cattle below Rainsbarrow Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric hut circle settlement and cairnfield, three medieval settlements and associated field systems, and two shielings north of CrosbythwaiteHistoric site2.4 km→✦Hesk Fell prehistoric cairnfield and funerary cairn, a linear boundary, and a dispersed medieval settlement and field system 840m west of Horseman GateHistoric site1.1 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Hesk Fell 800m north of Holehouse BridgeHistoric site1.3 km→✦Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank FarmhouseHistoric site2.4 km→✦Lath Rigg prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle and field system on Thwaites Fell 600m NNW of Thwaite YeatHistoric site4.1 km→✦Duddon Bridge Ironworks and associated leats and Duddon Bridge Bobbin Mill and associated leats 370m north west of Duddon BridgeHistoric site4.7 km→

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