Play in the Forests

Opened in 2011, Whinlatter WildPlay is a unique children’s adventure trail. It’s 600m long and takes you through the trees to 9 different play zones.

You can practice your engineering skills and draw water from the stream with an Archimedes screw or use the gravel mover to shift gravel around the pit. Try out the climbing wall and giant timber climbing frame or fly through the air on the log swing. For younger children, visit the fairy kingdom with its secret path and hidden carvings.

The WildPlay Trail map can be downloaded from our downloads area here.

....mountains of play...
Archimedes screws
giant climbing frame
giant rope swing
stilts

Grizedale Adventure Playground

The adventure playground at Grizedale Forest has undergone a facelift for the summer of 2012. The playground is in the old walled garden, right beside the covered picnic area and next to Grizedale's courtyard.  Grizedale adventure playground

Family Events in the Forests

Check out our what's on page for information about family events throughout the year

Children’s Activity Trails

Both Whinlatter and Grizedale Forests have permanent children's activty trails which help younger visitors explore the forest and the wildlife that lives within it. All trails should take around an hour to complete. Call in at the Visitor Centre to buy your trail map - choose from the Squirrel Scurry or Tracks Trail at Whinlatter, or the Tracks Trail at Grizedale

Squirrel Scurry at Whinlatter

Buy a map from the visitor centre to start your journey and follow Teasel the Red Squirrel around the trail to learn more about Whinlatter's red squirrels. Visit the information points to find the answers to the trail questions and see if you can spot a red squirrel at one of the feeders along the way. Don't forget to go back to visitor centre when you've completed the trail to pick up your Squirrel Scurry badge! 10p from each map sold goes towards red squirrel conservation projects

Tracks Trail at Whinlatter Forest

Buy a map from the visitor centre to start the trail and see how many animal tracks you can identify on the waymarkers along the trail. From deer to badgers and foxes to red squirrels, the trail takes you on a journey to discover the wide variety of animals you might see in Whinlatter. Head back to the visitor centre when you've completed the trail, to collect your Tracks Trail badge.

Tracks Trail at Grizedale Forest

Buy a map from the visitor centre to start the trail and see how many animal tracks you can identify on the waymarkers along the trail. From deer to badgers and foxes to red squirrels, the trail takes you on a journey to discover the wide variety of animals you might see in Whinlatter. Head back to the visitor centre when you've completed the trail, to collect your Tracks Trail badge.

 



The Whinlatter WildPlay trail has been made possible thanks to investment from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), administered by the North West Development Agency and supported by Defra



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