🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Coal Tit
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🧺Picnic spot
Best for
12 activities
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Earthball, Turkeytail, Deceiver +86 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Reservoir — waterside day out
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Orange-tip, Eristalis pertinax +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Sage, Cowberry, Germander Speedwell +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Peace How Walk From High Brandelhow Jetty, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route3 km▾
A gentle walk with time & space to reflect. Peace How looks over Derwent Water to the north, & Castle Crag – a WW1 memorial fell – to the south. It was gifted to NT in 1917, so that anyone affected by the WW1 could come & experience peace & tranquility.
Named routeLength 3 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Octavia Hill walk at Brandelhow Park, Derwent Water, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route5.8 km▾
An easy lakeside amble along the quiet side of Derwent Water, leading you on a circular route through the tranquil parkland at Brandelhow, birthplace of the National Trust in the Lake District. Low-level lakeside and woodland paths.
Named routeLength 5.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Derwent Water and Cockshot Wood Accessible Loop, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route1.6 km▾
A stile-free circular along Derwent Water & via Cockshot Wood with views over the lake to Cat Bells and Causey Pike. Optional extension to the famous view point at Friar’s Crag. Woodland paths have small boulders, tree routes and muddy patches
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Lakeside Amble, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route4.6 km▾
Named routeLength 4.6 kmDuration 01:15Round tripLocal walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling
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21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 38Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 38Regional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route556 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route404 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 404 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cyclewise Coaching TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km▾
Named routeLength 7.4 km
Altura North TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
Altura South TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
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Horse riding
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12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dodd Wood Green Routebridleway · 20 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dodd Wood Green Routebridleway · 4 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mPath type: track
Dodd Wood Green Routebridleway · 15 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mSurface gravelPath type: track
