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Dogs 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
  • 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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sycamore, Garlic Mustard, Flowering Currant +16 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Sycamore, Garlic Mustard, Flowering Currant +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Flowering Currant, Conocephalum salebrosum +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Ullswater WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ullswater Way - Dalemain LoopWalking route

Ullswater Way Dalemain Loop - white text on red roundel

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Ullswater Way - Lowther Castle LoopWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Eamont WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Lady Anne's WayWalking route160 km

The route was inspired by the indomitable Lady Anne Clifford, who owned vast estates in the old county of Westmorland during the seventeenth century. The route is in the area she traveled and highlights a several castles she renovated.

Named routeLength 160 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
A66 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A66Regional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 71Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route962 m
Named routeRef 71Length 962 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Fields by the Yanwath to Askham road

Fields by the Yanwath to Askham road

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