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Cow Hey Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Simon Huguet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.68460, -2.29223

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Frosty Bonnet, Sporidesmiella hyalosperma, Dematioscypha olivacea +121 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Frosty Bonnet, Sporidesmiella hyalosperma, Dematioscypha olivacea +121 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Bluebell, Crescent-cup Liverwort +145 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +21 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Red Admiral, Harlequin Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Red Admiral, Harlequin Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 81Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 81Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkland drive

📷 Simon Huguet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkland drive

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Weston ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Bishops Wood ParkUrban park3 km→✦Weston ParkHistoric site500 m→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦White Ladies (St Leonard's) PrioryHistoric site3.1 km→✦Weston HallHistoric site1 km→

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