Wilderness Wood
Wilderness Wood is a forest in Buttermere, Cumberland, England. Wilderness Wood is situated nearby to the locality Long How, as well as near Low Bank.Places of Interest
Highlights include Buttermere and Scale Force.
Buttermere
Lake
Buttermere is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It has a length of approximately 2 kilometres and a maximum width of 0.54 kilometres, an area of 0.9 square kilometres, a maximum depth of 28.6 metres, and a surface elevation of 100.3 metres above sea level.
Scale Force
Waterfall
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scale Force is considered the highest waterfall in the English Lake District. Opinions vary about how its precise height is calculated, but the total height is normally stated as 170 feet.
Grasmoor
Peak
Photo: K A, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grasmoor is a mountain in the north-western part of the Lake District, northern England. It is the highest peak in a group of hills between the villages of Lorton, Braithwaite and Buttermere, and overlooks Crummock Water.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatesgarth and Brackenthwaite.
Gatesgarth
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gatesgarth is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of Buttermere, on the B5289 road on its western approach to the Honister Pass.
Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Ron Shirt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park.
Thackthwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thackthwaite is a village in Cumbria, England, from which hikers can climb Low Fell and Fellbarrow. The place-name contains thwaite. A second place called Thackthwaite is located just to the north of Little Mell Fell, at.
Wilderness Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Buttermere, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.5473° or 54° 32′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.2854° or 3° 17′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C6RGPW7+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 5293329261OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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