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Scaleby Moss - Broadleaved woodland

43 ha

📷 David Liddle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

54.96460, -2.89782

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

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

20 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
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 7Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route520 m
Named routeRef 7Length 520 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scaleby Moss

📷 David Liddle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Crosby On Eden playing fields & swingsUrban park4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱St Cuthbert's ChurchUrban park3.4 km→🐄Eden Food Hall and ButchersVisitor farm4.1 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Hadrian's Wall and vallum between Baron's Dike and Birky Lane at Walby, in wall miles 60, 61 and 62.Historic site3.8 km→

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