Wythop Woods - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland35 ha
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
54.66214, -3.24061
Open directionsv
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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Seat How Summit TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Gills TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerdale RambleWalking route▾
Dodd Summit TrailWalking route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 38Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 38Regional cycle route
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route▾
C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN
Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route▾
NCN 7 Workington link
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Altura North TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
Fallen trees in a felled area, Wythop Woods
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Wildlife to spot
8,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,032 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Jay +11
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Red Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Dor Beetle
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
Yellow Iris · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Water Avens · Yellow Pimpernel · Redshank +161
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,032 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Jay +11
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Red Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
Dor Beetle
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius
Yellow Iris · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Water Avens · Yellow Pimpernel · Redshank +161
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas