Crag Wood is a lovely place right on the edge of the estuary. It sits on a crag of outcropping limestone, and has small cliffs on the seaward side.
Oak, birch, ash and cherry are all to be found in this ancient woodland. Keep your eye out too for the occasional mature yew tree. Beneath this canopy is a mix of hazel, hawthorn, blackthorn, holly and crab apple.
For more info see the Woodland Trust page about this wood. This cache is hidden with their kind permission.
The wood is accessed from the Cumbria Coastal Way path. See Birkswood Point cache for info about parking options, all a reasonable walk away. Coming from the Ulpha road, cross the Main Drain on an unexpectedly high bridge, and straight ahead is the gate into the wood. Follow the small path down to the coast and a handy bench. The cache is nearby on the edge of the cliff, but easily accessed. To get to the other cache, follow the cliff path NE to the corner of the wood and a stile onto the shore, and another small stile over a new fence. Continue across the foreshore and join the main footpath again. Follow it around the point to the gate to get onto the grass shelf.
Going SW along the cliff again reaches a stile onto the shore by an old and rotting wooden boat. A pleasant corner and there is a track around the edge of the wood back to the footpath. Enjoy exploring this quiet oasis with great views across the sand and water.
