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Wansfell

204 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome204 ha

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 113m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +116 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +116 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Conocephalum conicum, Wood-rust, Hazel +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Mesembrina meridiana, Sericomyia silentis +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Mesembrina meridiana, Sericomyia silentis +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route
Named routeRef 47Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route1.1 km

Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.

Named routeLength 1.1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Calf Parrock Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route900 m

Short walk to Calf Parrock Coppice and great viewpoint of the castle.

Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Ash Landing and Claife Heights Windermere Walk, Claife Viewing StationWalking route12 km

An elevated walk along Windermere's undeveloped western side. Dramatic viewing point at Low Blind How, where a gap in the wall leads to a crag with views of the lake, islands & Troutbeck fells. Some steep slopes, but once on the Heights its generally flat

Named routeLength 12 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Townend and Troutbeck Valley Walk, WindermereWalking route6.4 km

Explore classic Lakeland scenery on this walk from Brockhole, near Windermere, through Troutbeck Valley to the historic 17th-century farmhouse, Townend. Along the way, take in fell views, spot wildlife & admire traditional Lake District architecture.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Nanny Lanepublic footpath · 181 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Ing Lanepublic footpath · 103 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mPath type: unclassified
Ing Lanepublic footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Named routeRef 6Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route287 m
Named routeRef 6Length 287 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 6Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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