Birkrigg Common — Attraction in Urswick

What better than a hike up Birkrigg Common on the Furness Peninsula to inhale glorious fresh air and as the old saying goes "blow away the cobwebs"! At its summit peak of 136 metres a vast area as far as the Yorkshire Dales and distant Blackpool across Morecambe Bay can be viewed. Naturally rich in Limestone it boasts several footpaths in the area to explore with arguably an ancient Bronze Age stone circle as the significant historical feature...

Beautiful walks here but again, another place been spoilt by mountain bikes. The whole area is saturated at the moment with the rain and drivers are just heading out onto any patch of land they see to park leaving huge ruts behind them. Then they turn out their kids on bikes and churn it up even more, damaging the infrastructure of...

An amazing place, full of history with more historical sites being uncovered due to the hard work of the Morecambe Bay Partnership. A great place for a walk, run or ride, with some incredible views of the Cumbrian mountains to the north, Black Combe and the Isle of Man to the west, and Blackpool and beyond...