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Spring Plantation - Woodland plantation

18 ha

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

54.40281, -3.33959

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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
  • 🌿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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greendale and Middle Fell Walk, North Lakes OutdoorsWalking route5.6 km

Not far from the busy slopes of Scafell Pike, discover the quieter side of the Western Fells on this circular above Wastwater. There's a hidden mountain tarn, views over the Wasdale Screes & if visibility is good, the Isle of Man.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitehaven to SilecroftWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Eskdale TRailCycling route
Named routeRef ETRLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 72Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 72Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 72Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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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

Above Ainhouse Plantation

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Above Ainhouse Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Church Stile Farm And Holiday ParkVisitor farm2.7 km→🐄Churchstile Camping ShopVisitor farm2.5 km→✦Cairnfield including a prehistoric enclosure, 5 stone circles, 10 funerary cairns, 6 stone banks, 2 stone walls, a lynchet and a trackway on BurnmoorHistoric site4.4 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfield, field system, two funerary cairns, a Romano-British farmstead, field system and a post-medieval haematite mine at Brantrake MossHistoric site4.1 km→✦The Irton CrossHistoric site4.2 km→✦White Moss Stone CirclesHistoric site4.2 km→

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