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Dueshill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

55.30807, -2.05481

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Moss, Dark Crottle, Lepraria incana s. lat. +12 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Oak Moss, Dark Crottle, Lepraria incana s. lat. +12 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Monkeyflower, Herb-Robert +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Meliscaeva cinctella +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 686Cycling route
Named routeRef 686National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route106 m
Named routeRef 68Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dueshill Wood

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dueshill Wood

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