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Far Highfield Wood

4 ha

📷 Bryan Pready · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

54.10232, -2.69924

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Beech +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +106 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ramsons, Himalayan Balsam, Meadowsweet +96 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Himalayan Balsam, Meadowsweet +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Short RouteWalking route1.1 km
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound trip
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Long RouteWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound trip
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Far Highfield Farm

📷 Bryan Pready · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Far Highfield Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hermitage FieldUrban park3.5 km→🌱Bull Beck Picnic SiteUrban park2.6 km→✦The Ancient Oak & Fish StepsHistoric site3.3 km→✦Hornby BridgeHistoric site4.2 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.1 km→✦CAPERNWRAY HALLHistoric site4.8 km→

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