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Thrang Crag Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

54.31400, -3.09493

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿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 — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss, Isothecium myosuroides +164 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Black Darter +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Black Darter +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Wood-rust, Oak +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Chanterelle, Wood Bolete, Powdercap Strangler · last seen 2021; Fungi — Blackening Chanterelle, Wood Bolete, Powdercap Strangler · last seen 2021

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Millwood Trail (Long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Grizedale Tarn TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
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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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Torver Beckbridleway · 3.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.1 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blawith Wood

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blawith Wood

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