Lake Wood - Conifer woodland
28 ha
🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
55.14168, -2.10077
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
- 🐕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
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route56 m▾
Named routeRef 10Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 10Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,804 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumn
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chaffinch +36
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2023▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Small Heath · Peacock · Ringlet · Small Skipper · Red Admiral +43
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
🌿Plants15 species
winterspring
2023▾
Raspberry · Heath Star Moss · Urn Haircap · Pointed Spear-moss · Bristly Haircap +10
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,804 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumn
2025▾
Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chaffinch +36
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2023▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Small Heath · Peacock · Ringlet · Small Skipper · Red Admiral +43
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
🌿Plants15 species
winterspring
2023▾
Raspberry · Heath Star Moss · Urn Haircap · Pointed Spear-moss · Bristly Haircap +10
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022Common HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2022Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2022Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularisClay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularisPainted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Manchester Treble-BarCarsia sororiata anglica2024Manchester Treble-BarCarsia sororiata anglica2024Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2023Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2023Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2022Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2022Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2022Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Large WhitePieris brassicae2022Large WhitePieris brassicae2022Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2022Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2022Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2022Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2022Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2022Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2022Didea fasciataDidea fasciata2022Didea fasciataDidea fasciata2022Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella2022Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella2022SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2022SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20227-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022Chrysogaster cemiteriorumChrysogaster cemiteriorum2022Chrysogaster cemiteriorumChrysogaster cemiteriorum2022Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022SyrphusSyrphus2022SyrphusSyrphus2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2022Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2022Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2022Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2022Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene2022Golden-head Moss
Golden-head Moss
Breutelia chrysocoma
Breutelia chrysocoma
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2022Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2022Creeping WillowSalix repens2022Creeping WillowSalix repens2022Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2022Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2022Events & activities nearby
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