Longbottom Wood - Conifer woodland
36 ha
🦉Wildlife🌲Walks🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
54.67224, -3.29968
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Allerdale RambleWalking route▾
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route719 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 719 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 7Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Wildlife to spot
2,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,668 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Oystercatcher · Robin · Dunnock · Starling +1
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Eyed Ladybird
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Sycamore · Wild Strawberry · Soft-rush · Bracken · Common Dog-violet +143
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,668 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Oystercatcher · Robin · Dunnock · Starling +1
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Eyed Ladybird
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
Sycamore · Wild Strawberry · Soft-rush · Bracken · Common Dog-violet +143
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
