Whinlatter Forest

Whinlatter Forest, located on the northwestern edge of England’s Lake District, was largely planted by the Forestry Commission from the 1920s onward to rebuild national timber supplies after World War I. Once open upland farmland with scattered native trees, it became a major conifer plantation and later evolved into a centre for recreation, conservation, and sustainable forestry. Today it’s known as England’s only “mountain forest,” valued for its trails, wildlife—including one of England’s last strongholds of red squirrels—and its sweeping views over the surrounding lakes and fells.