Wood Side ✦ Ancient woodland 74 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 74 ha
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54.50708, -2.93094
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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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hooked Scorpion-moss, Intermediate Hook-moss, Straw Spear-moss +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Upland hay meadow — wildflower-rich grassland invertebrates; Insects — Brown Chafer, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cream-spot Ladybird +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Strong match
Lakeside priority habitat
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hartsop to Hayeswater Gill Trail, Ullswater Valley Walking route 3.2 km ▾
From Hartsop village, follow Hayeswater Gill up to the reservoir (which once fed into north-west England's water supply) on a circular walk surrounded by towering Lake District fells. Discover local mining and milling history as you go. Some steep climbs.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Alcock Tarn Walk, Grasmere Great Langdale Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Starting in the lakeside village of Grasmere, this circular climbs to a small tarn, a beautiful place to have lunch. Winding through trees to views of the valley, lakes & surrounding fells, take in history from miners & coffin-bearers. Steep in places.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 02:00-03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Ullswater Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref C2C National walking route
Show on map Patterdale and Glenamara Park Trail, Ullswater Valley Walking route 3.2 km ▾
With views of Ullswater & the surrounding fells, this circular is mainly gravel. See some of the Lake District's most striking ancient & veteran trees, including stately oaks & alder in the former deer enclosure of Glenamara Park. Gentle climbs & descents
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cross Gate bridleway · 497 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 497 m Path type: service
Show on map Hause Gate bridleway · 256 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 256 m Path type: track
Show on map Hause Gate bridleway · 34 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 34 m Path type: track
Show on map Hause Gate bridleway · 296 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 296 m Path type: track
Show on map Cross Gate bridleway · 7 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 7 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footpath between Low Wood and Brothers Water
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Wildlife to spot
6,736 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,736 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin +29
Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major Greylag Goose Anser anser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Coot Fulica atra Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Red Deer
Brown Chafer · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird · Greater Horntail Wasp · Red-legged Shieldbug +1
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Yellow Saxifrage · Ribwort Plantain · Eyebright · Wild Thyme · Juniper +80
Yellow Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Eyebright Euphrasia Wild Thyme Thymus drucei Juniper Juniperus communis Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Velvet Bent Agrostis canina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,736 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin +29
Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Great Tit Parus major Greylag Goose Anser anser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Coot Fulica atra Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Red Deer
Brown Chafer · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird · Greater Horntail Wasp · Red-legged Shieldbug +1
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Yellow Saxifrage · Ribwort Plantain · Eyebright · Wild Thyme · Juniper +80
Yellow Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Eyebright Euphrasia Wild Thyme Thymus drucei Juniper Juniperus communis Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Velvet Bent Agrostis canina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
New Zealand Willowherb Epilobium brunnescens
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Starry Saxifrage Micranthes stellaris
Starry Saxifrage Micranthes stellaris
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana
Tawny Sedge Carex hostiana
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Trichophorum germanicum Trichophorum germanicum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Pill Sedge Carex pilulifera
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Alpine Lady's-mantle Alchemilla alpina
Alpine Lady's-mantle Alchemilla alpina
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Brown Bent Agrostis vinealis
Parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa
Parsley Fern Cryptogramma crispa
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Oak Fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Oak Fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana 