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Whisk Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Steve Houldsworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

55.04470, -2.91635

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Tit
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Selfheal +7 more · last seen 2024

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Painted Lady +8 more · last seen 2019

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

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7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route▾

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Road crossing over Whisk Bridge

📷 Steve Houldsworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road crossing over Whisk Bridge

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✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Canonbie Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪Kirkandrews on Esk ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→✦Liddel Strength motte and bailey castle and fortified tower houseHistoric site2 km→✦Castra ExploratorumHistoric site2.1 km→✦Netherby HallHistoric site2.1 km→