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Bale Hill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

54.72846, -2.58072

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fritillary, Marsh Orchid, Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Philopotamus montanus, Wormaldia occipitalis +186 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Agapetus fuscipes, Philopotamus montanus, Wormaldia occipitalis +186 more · last seen 2025

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

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 68Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route490 m
Named routeRef 68Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Melmerby Beck in Bale Hill Wood

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Melmerby Beck in Bale Hill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park1.2 km→✦Maiden Way Roman Road, Melmerby Fell from Bank Rigg northwards to Rowgill BurnHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Johns ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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