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Tow Top Plantation

26 ha

📷 Steve Houldsworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

54.24144, -2.90372

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Fringed Bog-moss, Papillose Bog-moss +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Fringed Bog-moss, Papillose Bog-moss +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Heath +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Heath +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Forcipated Pincerwort, Common Threadwort, Two-horned Pincerwort

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Fell Foot Park Short Loop, Fell FootWalking route800 m

An accessible, stile and step free circular route around the Fell Foot parkland, taking in Windermere lakeshore with views across the lake to Fairfield Horseshoe.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Fell Foot circular heritage trail, Fell FootWalking route2.5 km

Enjoy this circular Lake District walk exploring some of Fell Foot's heritage, including a complex of historic boathouses, a modern Active Base, and an 18th-century pleasure ground including a Pinetum. An easy walk on hard and grass paths.

Named routeLength 2.5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
West Windermere Way (Walking Route)Walking route
Named routeLhn
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
West Windermere Way (Cycle Route)Cycling route
Named routeLhn
Main RouteCycling route7.5 km
Named routeRef 70Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 70Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction Height Road and Tow Top Road

📷 Steve Houldsworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction Height Road and Tow Top Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Fell FootUrban park4.8 km→🏞️FELL FOOTCountry park4.9 km→✦Longlands Hall FollyHistoric site4.3 km→🦉WHITBARROW SCARNature reserve4.4 km→⛪St Anthony's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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