Walk · Cumbria

Hale Moss fen, near Milnthorpe

Milnthorpe · LA7 7FE

0.7MILES

40mON FOOT

5mCLIMB

Out & backSHAPE

Off-road 100% 0% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 95%Lane & track 5%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Verge of the slip road off the A6 south of Milnthorpe, past the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis LA7 7FE

Parking

Verge parking on the A6 slip road only; do not obstruct traffic or block the field gates

Directions to the start →

Three hectares of open fen on the A6 south of Milnthorpe, just past the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, kept wet all year and never drained. Cumbria Wildlife Trust publishes the reserve as dogs on a lead. This is not a stroll: there are no waymarked routes, the ground is very wet especially in winter, and the tussocky vegetation makes walking extremely difficult, so wellingtons are the Trust's own recommendation. There is no car park either, only the verge of the slip road off the A6, and you must not block the field gates.

THE SMALL PRINTCumbria Wildlife Trust publishes the reserve as dogs "On a lead". No waymarked routes, and the Trust warns the site is "very wet especially in winter" with tussocky ground that makes walking extremely difficult.

REGION · CUMBRIA

GRID · 54.1927, -2.7524

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.CUMBRIAWILDLIFETRUST.ORG.UK/NATURE-RESERVES/HALE-MOSS

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