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Fenrother Wood

21 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

55.21679, -1.72200

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat., Netted Shield Lichen +10 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat., Netted Shield Lichen +10 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Common Chickweed, Meadowsweet +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Platycheirus albimanus, Sericomyia silentis +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Platycheirus albimanus, Sericomyia silentis +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Pineappleweed, Wild Angelica +252 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Pineappleweed, Wild Angelica +252 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 155Cycling route
Named routeRef 155National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 155Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 155Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route436 m
Named routeRef 155Length 436 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route710 m
Named routeRef 155Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route592 m
Named routeRef 155Length 592 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fenrother village

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fenrother village

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Adamson Memorial ParkUrban park4.5 km→🪦Fairmoor CemeteryCemetery3.4 km→⛪St Thomas of Canterbury Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛳Longhirst Hall Golf CourseGolf course4.3 km→⛳Longhirst Golf ClubGolf course4.4 km→

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