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Cumcrook Wood

✦ Ancient woodland52 ha
WildlifeSeasonalForaging
Free entryDogs welcome52 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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fairy Beads, Dilated Scalewort, Atrichum undulatum +191 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Wood-rust, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Warbler, Swallow, Blackcap +41 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Willow Warbler, Swallow, Blackcap +41 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pterostichus cristatus, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Helophilus pendulus +162 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pterostichus cristatus, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Helophilus pendulus +162 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km
Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.5 km
Named routeRef 10Length 8.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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