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✦ Ancient woodland59 ha

📷 Simon Ledingham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

54.95692, -2.68446

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bugle, Common Nettle, Herb-Robert +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Wood-sorrel +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Southern Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +145 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Southern Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +145 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km
Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route630 m
Named routeRef 72Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 72Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 72Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Aerial view of Naworth Castle

📷 Simon Ledingham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aerial view of Naworth Castle

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🌱Murray ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Murray ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park3.4 km→🌱Church of St MartinUrban park3.9 km→🏞️TALKIN TARNCountry park4.3 km→✦7th Earl of CarlisleHistoric site3.3 km→

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