Foulshaw Moss

#3353 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Foulshaw Moss is a raised bog in Cumbria, England. In 1998 it was bought by Cumbria Wildlife Trust, which has worked to reverse damage caused to the bog by drainage and afforestation. It is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and as part of the Witherslack Mosses Special Area of Conservation along with two smaller bogs Meathop Moss and Nichols Moss. ()

Elevation: 59 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°14'18"N, 2°50'2"W

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Foulshaw Moss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Levens Hall, Arnside Knott, Whitbarrow, Arnside Tower.

2.7 miNE
Museum, Architecture, Historical place
Levens Hall, Kendal
70 min walk • Levens Hall is a manor house in the Kent valley, near the village of Levens and 5 miles south of Kendal in Cumbria, Northern England.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Outdoor activities
Arnside Knott, Arnside
85 min walk • Arnside Knott is a hill with a summit elevation of 159 metres, near Arnside, Cumbria, England. Although it is in South Lakeland district it is not in the Lake District National Park, lying south of the River Kent which forms the south eastern boundary of the national park.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Whitbarrow
80 min walk • Whitbarrow is a hill in Cumbria, England. Designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and national nature reserve, it forms part of the Morecambe Bay Pavements Special Area of Conservation due to its supporting some of the best European examples of natural limestone habitats.
3.7 miS
Tower, Forts and castles
Arnside Tower, Arnside and Silverdale
95 min walk • Arnside Tower is a late-medieval tower house between Arnside and Silverdale immediately to the south of Arnside Knott in Cumbria, England.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Simpson Ground Reservoir
114 min walk • Simpson Ground Reservoir is a reservoir in Cumbria, England, near the southeastern end of Windermere. It is located within a Forestry Commission conifer plantation, to the east of Staveley-in-Cartmel and provides fresh water supply for Grange-Over-Sands and the Haweswater aqueduct to Barrow.
2.6 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Thomas' Church, Milnthorpe
66 min walk • St Thomas' Church is in the village of Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.1 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Michael's Church, Arnside and Silverdale
80 min walk • St Michael's Church is in the village of Beetham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmoreland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1.8 miNW
Church
St Paul's Church
47 min walk • St Paul's Church is in the village of Witherslack, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.7 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Cross Bay Walk, Arnside
70 min walk • The Cross Bay Walk is a historical hiking route in Northwest England that crosses Morecambe Bay. It traditionally connected Hest Bank, Lancashire with Kents Bank, Cumbria.
2.4 miE
Church
St Peter's Church
62 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Heversham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.5 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St James' Church, Arnside
65 min walk • St James' Church is in the village of Arnside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.