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High Stand


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About High Stand

High Stand is the largest forest within a short drive of Carlisle. The forest is mostly level and provides easy walking through open woodlands. At the northern edge of the forest are some ponds and along with the diverse nature of this forest High Stand is home to a wide range of animals and birds.

How to get there:

Armathwaite and Carlisle are the nearest towns or villages.

By Road - From Armathwaite take the minor road to Cotehill, turn right at the junction for Aiketgate and the public car park is in the south east corner of the forest.

By Rail - the nearest rail station is at Armathwaite around 2km from the south west corner of the forest.

OS Grid Reference: NY487488
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info


Highstand - Path by Fishing ponds

Contact:

Adrian Jones
Beat Forester
017687 76880
e-mail: adrian.jones@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

Name: M Bannister (4 Stars)
28/Sep/2009
As caravanners at Englethwaite Hall,we have walked HS at all times of day in all seasons except winter for the past 20 years and our sightings of the Red Squirrels have definately lessened, particularly over the last 2/3 years, even at the usually popular locations. However we always enjoy the serenity, and the promise of wildlife sightings!
Name: andy (5 Stars)
23/Sep/2009
My family have been walking in HS for over 15years and have enjoyed every single visit We have noticed a great deal of change in that time but this has not affected the wildlife we have seen.
Lots of different routes for all the family

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What's of interest

In January 2005 the great storm that swept across Cumbria significantly remodelled the forest. Whilst we consider the future management of the windblown areas nature is slowly deciding for us.

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