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Bell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

54.27774, -3.08104

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Cuckooflower, Purple Moor-grass +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +52 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Great Scented Liverwort, Sheep's Sorrel +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Silurian WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
High Bowkerstead Trail (Long)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
High Bowkerstead Trail (Short)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.5 km
Named routeRef 70Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 70Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Towers Wood

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towers Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric hut circle settlements, enclosure, cairnfields, funerary cairns, a dispersed medieval settlement, field system and kilns on Heathwaite FellHistoric site4.3 km→✦Giant's GraveHistoric site4.1 km→✦Heathwaite SettlementHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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