Clowsgill Wood - Woodland
182 ha
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🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome182 ha
Getting here
54.90953, -2.63459
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 72Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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20,427 records · National Biodiversity Network
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- RobinErithacus rubecula
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- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
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- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
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- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
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- Brown HareLepus europaeus
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Adder
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spring
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