Miterdale Head Wood

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Miterdale Head Wood is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria. It lies inside the Lake District National Park. Other SSSIs nearby include Wasdale Screes, Nab Gill Mine and Beckfoot Quarry. Ravenglass Station is about 9.8 km away to the south-west.

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