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Wythburn Church

49 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

54.51845, -3.04265

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Wythburn Car Park 16m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Hydropsyche siltalai +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Hydropsyche siltalai +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Water Earwort, Woolly Fringe-moss, Fountain Apple-moss +195 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Earwort, Woolly Fringe-moss, Fountain Apple-moss +195 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Hawkweed, Beech +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
Aira Force Glencoyne Farm Trail, Ullswater ValleyWalking route4.8 km

Glencoyne is one of the largest tenanted hill farms in the Lake District. Pass through Grade II listed buildings, industrial artifacts, fells, grazing livestock, rich woodland where red squirrels are seen & views of Ullswater. Steep, gravel & boggy.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 6Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 6Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn : Thirlmere

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn : Thirlmere

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✦Greenside lead mines, ore works and smelt millHistoric site5 km→✦Round cairn on Dunmail RaiseHistoric site2.5 km→💧ThirlmereReservoir2.5 km→💧ThirlmereReservoir2.5 km→✦Top Power House electric power generation station and associated leat for Greenside lead mine centred 740m NNW of Hole-in-the-WallHistoric site3.6 km→✦Chandravadan Parekh's MonumentHistoric site5 km→

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