Getting here
54.33627, -3.11562
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom 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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Lecanora aitema, Placynthiella icmalea +14 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Rhizocarpon geographicum, Lecanora aitema, Placynthiella icmalea +14 more · last seen 2014
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Greater Stitchwort, Juniper +5 more · last seen 2019
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly +140 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly +140 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Machell's Coppice TrailWalking route
Monk Coniston and Tarn Hows Trail, Tarn Hows and ConistonWalking route8 km
Walk from the head of Coniston Water to Tarn Hows on the picturesque circular made by 19th-century industrialist J G Marshall to wow guests at his estate. Pass farmland, wood & Monk Coniston Hall. Spot wildlife & enjoy Lakeland views. Short steep sections
Silurian WayWalking route
Carron Crag TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Route 637Cycling route
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Main RouteCycling route1 km
🚵Mountain biking
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Sattery Lanebridleway · 370 m
Torver Beckbridleway · 3.1 km
Wildlife to spot
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