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West Wood - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

55.33843, -2.14514

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The valley of Barrow Burn

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The valley of Barrow Burn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BARROW BURN WOODNature reserve1.3 km→✦CampHistoric site2.4 km→✦Multivallate hillfort, 70m east of CampvilleHistoric site4.6 km→✦Iron Age defended settlement and later Romano-British settlement on Gallow Law, 600m north of Alwinton FarmHistoric site2.4 km→✦Romano-British settlement, 300m south east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site3.2 km→✦Cross dyke, 200m south east of Hosedon LinnHistoric site3.3 km→

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Harbottle

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