Bull Close Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 37 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 37 ha
Places › England › North West › Westmorland and Furness Getting here
54.40761, -3.00862
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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 🅿️ Parking 52m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking 52m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Carnation Sedge, Star Sedge, Cross-leaved Heath +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Black Darter +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Black Darter +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cumbria Way Walking route 118 km ▾
Named route Length 118 km Regional walking route
Show on map Miles without Stiles: Elterwater to Skelwith Bridge Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to Loanthwaite Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 47 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map High Close Tree Trail Walking route 1.9 km ▾
Originally a hill farm, the High Close estate was re-designed after Wheatley-Balme bought it in 1857. Exotic flora was planted to enhance views of the surrounding fells. Some species are now grown for the International Conifer Conservation Programme
Named route Length 1.9 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray Castle Walking route 1.1 km ▾
Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.
Named route Length 1.1 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 92 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 637 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 637 National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Route 37 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 37 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 285 m ▾
Named route Ref 637 Length 285 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 471 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 471 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 615 m ▾
Named route Ref 637 Length 615 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The North Face Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Silurian Way Mountain bike route ▾
Hawkshead Moor Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Goosey Foot Tarn Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The road to Pull Beck, and the Drunken Duck
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Wildlife to spot
6,785 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,785 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Wren · Magpie +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Hawker · Black Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Baccha elongata Baccha elongata Grass-of-Parnassus · Tormentil · Glaucous Sedge · Devil's-bit Scabious · Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge +43
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Tormentil Potentilla erecta Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Star Sedge Carex echinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,785 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Wren · Magpie +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Southern Hawker · Black Darter · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis tenax +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Baccha elongata Baccha elongata Grass-of-Parnassus · Tormentil · Glaucous Sedge · Devil's-bit Scabious · Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge +43
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Tormentil Potentilla erecta Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Long-Stalked Yellow Sedge Carex lepidocarpa Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Star Sedge Carex echinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Juniper Juniperus communis
Juniper Juniperus communis
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre
Eyebright Euphrasia
Eyebright Euphrasia
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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