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Cat Law

✦ Ancient woodland62 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome62 ha

Getting here

55.30673, -2.10140

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Wigeon, Willow Warbler +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Wigeon, Willow Warbler +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yellow Pimpernel, Bilberry, Heath Bedstraw +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Wood Oysterling, Mallrug, Mallryg, Hair Ice Crust +99 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Wood Oysterling, Mallrug, Mallryg, Hair Ice Crust +99 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Fork-tailed Flower Bee +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Deceptive Earthtongue, Nitrous Bonnet +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track skirting around Cat Law

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track skirting around Cat Law

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✦Multivallate hillfort, 70m east of CampvilleHistoric site1.6 km→🦉GRASSLEES BURN WOODNature reserve4.2 km→✦Motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle at HarbottleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Harbottle CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦Cross dyke, south of CampvilleHistoric site1.3 km→✦The Lady's Well and section of Roman roadHistoric site2.2 km→

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