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White Raise cairn

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

54.59459, -2.79274

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Bleeding Oak Crust, Club Foot +33 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Bleeding Oak Crust, Club Foot +33 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Handsome Woollywort, Heather, Japanese Knotweed +48 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Handsome Woollywort, Heather, Japanese Knotweed +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Philopotamus montanus +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Philopotamus montanus +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route C2CCycling route

Old Coach Road alternative

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

White Raise prehistoric cairn, Moor Divock

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

White Raise prehistoric cairn, Moor Divock

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DALEMAINHistoric site4.5 km→✦Moated site and annexe south of Gale BayHistoric site2.6 km→✦Millennium Fish CrossHistoric site2.7 km→✦LOWTHER CASTLEHistoric site3.9 km→✦Dacre CastleHistoric site4.9 km→✦Moated site of Dacre CastleHistoric site5 km→

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