Parking
Use the informal roadside parking by the entrance on the minor road about 200 m north of the Pheasant Inn (CA13 9YL). Park considerately and leave room for farm vehicles and less able visitors.
Overview
About Dubwath Silver Meadows and Ouse Bridge
A low-level circular wetland walk at Dubwath Silver Meadows and Ouse Bridge in the Lake District National Park, listed as Miles Without Stiles 27. Distance is about 1.46 km (0.91 miles), roughly half an hour at an easy pace. Some route materials quote a longer distance and time, so treat the shorter figure as the current listed length for the connected route on the ground.
Why go
- Level, accessible boardwalk and stone paths
- Hides and shelters support wildlife watching
Heads up
- Distance and timing are reported inconsistently
- Informal roadside parking
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation70–74 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
8 active Lake District alerts
- ClosureChapel Stile footpath closed for retaining-wall riskPart of Footpath 543030 between Chapel Stile and Baysbrown campsite is closed because a retaining wall beside the path could collapse and material it supports could fall across the footpath.Official details
- ClosureStanley Ghyll Lower Falls footpath closed for rockfallThe section of Footpath 408037 leading towards Stanley Ghyll Lower Falls is closed because severe rockfall damage has made the path unstable and further rockfall remains a danger.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lake District Tour Guide
Your drive to Dubwath Silver Meadows and Ouse Bridge, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Lake District National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Dubwath Silver Meadows: Wetland Boardwalk0:00 / 0:47
“You're approaching Dubwath Silver Meadows, a good stop for a gentle walk through wetlands with plenty of places to pause and watch wildlife.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Lake District Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Dubwath Silver Meadows and Ouse Bridge
Getting there and startingThe start is on the minor road about 200 m north of the Pheasant Inn, CA13 9YL, grid reference…
The start is on the minor road about 200 m north of the Pheasant Inn, CA13 9YL, grid reference NY 198309. Access is free and permissive, and the site is open all year.
Underfoot and sequenceStone paths and a recycled-plastic boardwalk carry the loop across fen, wet heath, hay meadow,…
Stone paths and a recycled-plastic boardwalk carry the loop across fen, wet heath, hay meadow, wet woodland and willow carr. Viewing points, hides and wattle-and-daub and willow shelters are spaced along the way, so the circuit is a series of short stops rather than one long stretch. The payoff is close-up wetland habitat at eye level from firm, level going.
DifficultyLow level with no fell ascent and no stiles. Suitable for wheelchairs, pushchairs and trampers.
Low level with no fell ascent and no stiles. Suitable for wheelchairs, pushchairs and trampers. Mobility scooters are limited to class 2 or 3.
WildlifeBirds use a feeding station on site.
Birds use a feeding station on site. Roe deer are present, and small pearl-bordered fritillary occurs with marsh violet. Osprey is an occasional summer sighting. Badger has been reported, along with bats, red squirrel, voles and mice.
Parking and bus accessParking is informal at the roadside by the entrance.
Parking is informal at the roadside by the entrance. Leave room for farm vehicles and for less able visitors. Arriving by bus involves crossing the busy A66, and there is no dropped kerb at Dubwath.
Dogs and hazardsDogs are allowed but must be on a lead at all times.
Dogs are allowed but must be on a lead at all times. There is deep water in places and the site can flood. This is a working farm, so keep to the paths and boardwalk.
Best useQuiet daylight wildlife watching, and photography of the boardwalk, reeds and shelters.
Quiet daylight wildlife watching, and photography of the boardwalk, reeds and shelters.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Lake District
81 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
13 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
76 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
51 sightingsEuropean BadgerMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
233 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
176 sightingsGrey HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake District. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
