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Flimby Great Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland66 ha
SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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 · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to WhitehavenWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 10Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m
Named routeRef 72Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 72Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pennygill Roadbridleway · 586 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 586 mPath type: track
Pennygill Roadbridleway · 102 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 102 mPath type: track
Pennygill Roadbridleway · 124 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 124 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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