Whinlatter Forest Park 50 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🏃 Running🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
Places › England › North West › Cumberland Getting here
54.62250, -3.25023
Open directionsv 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 🏃 Trail running 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 🏃 Trail running is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🏃 Trail running
Very strong match
1 running route(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Wood Sage, Himalayan Balsam +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Wood Sage, Himalayan Balsam +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Seat How Summit Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Comb Beck Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Two Gills Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lanthwaite Wood and Crummock Water Walk, North Lakes Outdoors Walking route 6.4 km ▾
This walk passes through the hills & woodlands on the eastern side of Crummock Water. The route is dominated by two sweeping views: the famous vista of the Buttermere fells, and the dramatic rocky buttress of Grasmoor End looming over its northern tip.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Allerdale Ramble Walking route ▾
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 38 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 38 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LDL Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C2C Cycling route ▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named route Ref C2C Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
NCN 7 Workington link
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 556 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 556 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cyclewise Coaching Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Quercus Trail Mountain bike route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Length 7.4 km
Show on map Altura North Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Altura South Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,346 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,346 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Coal Tit · Goldcrest · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +38
Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Xylota segnis · Bilberry Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens +11
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Oedemera lurida Wood Sage · Coltsfoot · Aphanes · Bilberry · Common Valerian +10
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Aphanes Aphanes2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025 Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2025 Parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,346 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Coal Tit · Goldcrest · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +38
Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Xylota segnis · Bilberry Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syritta pipiens +11
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Oedemera lurida Wood Sage · Coltsfoot · Aphanes · Bilberry · Common Valerian +10
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025 Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Aphanes Aphanes2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025 Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2025 Parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2024
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2024
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus2024
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2024
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2024
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2024
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Aphodius pedellus Aphodius pedellus2023
Aphodius pedellus Aphodius pedellus2023
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana2025
Sheep's-bit Jasione montana2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2024
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2024
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2024
Sanicle Sanicula europaea2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Mountain Male-fern Dryopteris oreades2023
Mountain Male-fern Dryopteris oreades2023
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2023
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2023
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2023
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