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Great Wood

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

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Great Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 0.49 km². It is one of 235 SSSIs in the county. It lies within the Lake District National Park. Other SSSIs nearby include Armboth Fells and The Ings.

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Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Lake District

You’re inside itNational Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

Photo: Friar's Crag, a viewpoint near Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Friar's Crag

Viewpoint near Keswick

A pine-topped promontory on Derwentwater ranked by Ruskin among Europe's finest views, gazing into the Jaws of Borrowdale.

1.4 km NW

Photo of Derwentwater, a Lake near Grange-in-Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Derwentwater

Lake near Grange-in-Borrowdale

Keswick's lake, ringed by fells and dotted with islands, with the jaws of Borrowdale opening to the south.

1.7 km W

Photo of Castlerigg stone circle, a stone circle near Keswick in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Castlerigg stone circle

Stone circle near Keswick

Neolithic circle in a ring of fells.

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Photo of Lodore Falls, a waterfall near Grange-in-Borrowdale in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Lodore Falls

Waterfall near Grange-in-Borrowdale

Borrowdale waterfall spilling through boulders behind the Lodore hotel, made famous by Robert Southey's tumbling poem.

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Photo: Cat Bells, a 451m Lake District fell near Grange-in-Borrowdale, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Cat Bells

Wainwright near Grange-in-Borrowdale

Beloved little fell above Derwentwater.

3.4 km SW