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📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.55435, -2.59448

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 71Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 71Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 71Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route225 m
Named routeRef 71Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking out of Morland Bank Wood

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking out of Morland Bank Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Maulds Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and a mill raceHistoric site1.3 km→✦King's Meaburn medieval settlement, part of its associated medieval open field system and Bessygarth WellHistoric site3.4 km→✦THE IMAGE GARDENHistoric site1.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.7 km→✦Crake Trees tower houseHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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