Woodland near Oddendale
142 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome142 ha
Getting here
54.49046, -2.65013
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Coast to Coast Walk (Shap to Richmond)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
1,756 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,756 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Coal Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Great Tit +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
🦌Mammals1 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Black Darter · Common Hawker · Spiked Shieldbug
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024
Red Clover · Rough Meadow-grass · Silverweed · Changing Forget-me-not · Creeping Buttercup +69
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,756 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Coal Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Great Tit +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
🦌Mammals1 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Black Darter · Common Hawker · Spiked Shieldbug
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2024
Red Clover · Rough Meadow-grass · Silverweed · Changing Forget-me-not · Creeping Buttercup +69
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- SilverweedPotentilla anserina
- Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
