Lake Wood - Conifer woodland
61 ha
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🦅Birds🐶Dogs🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome61 ha
Getting here
55.16100, -2.08895
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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
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route435 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route81 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 81 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Merlin · Mute Swan · Mallard · Snipe · Meadow Pipit +34
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great TitParus major2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- CootFulica atra2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2019
Red Squirrel · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles2021
Adder
Small Skipper · Ringlet · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Small Heath · Small Copper +17
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Tree-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Rigid Bog-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Marsh Arrowgrass +34
- Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
- Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii
- Palustriella falcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,496 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Merlin · Mute Swan · Mallard · Snipe · Meadow Pipit +34
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2022
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great TitParus major2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- CootFulica atra2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- DunnockPrunella modularis2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2019
Red Squirrel · Badger
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles2021
Adder
Small Skipper · Ringlet · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Small Heath · Small Copper +17
- Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Small Pearl-bordered FritillaryBoloria selene
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Tree-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Rigid Bog-moss · Chalk Comb-moss · Marsh Arrowgrass +34
- Tree-mossClimacium dendroides
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
- Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum
- Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris
- Intermediate Hook-mossScorpidium cossonii
- Palustriella falcata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange-tip
Orange-tip
Anthocharis cardamines2019
Anthocharis cardamines2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaCommon BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019Antler MothCerapteryx graminis2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019WallLasiommata megera2019WallLasiommata megera2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Palustriella falcata
Palustriella falcata
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifoliusBottle SedgeCarex rostrataBottle SedgeCarex rostrataCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCranberryVaccinium oxycoccosCranberryVaccinium oxycoccosNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumStrict HaircapPolytrichum strictumLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesLesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoidesGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaGolden-head MossBreutelia chrysocomaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaTumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosaLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensLustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitensHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxFlat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallaxMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumMarsh BryumBryum pseudotriquetrumBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreBlunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustreFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumCampylium stellatumSlender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracileSlender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracileWild ThymeThymus druceiWild ThymeThymus druceiBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusBig Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrusGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensHooked Scorpion-mossScorpidium scorpioidesHooked Scorpion-mossScorpidium scorpioidesRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiGirgensohn's Bog-mossSphagnum girgensohniiCharaCharaCharaCharaFloating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitansFloating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans