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Gate Rigg Wood

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Yellow-legged Water-snipefly, Marsh Snipefly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Yellow-legged Water-snipefly, Marsh Snipefly +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Butterbur, Creeping Thistle +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Butterbur, Creeping Thistle +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 69

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lune Valley RambleWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Back Trackpublic footpath · 118 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 118 mPath type: track

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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 69Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route157 m

Named routeRef 69Length 157 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Lapwing · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +50

LapwingVanellus vanellus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

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Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Otter · American Mink

OtterLutra lutra
American MinkNeovison vison

🐝

Insects5 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Suillia variegata · Dryomyza anilis

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis

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Plants2 species

spring

2026

Giant Hogweed · Butterbur

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
ButterburPetasites hybridus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Lapwing · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +50

LapwingVanellus vanellus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Otter · American Mink

OtterLutra lutra
American MinkNeovison vison

🐝

Insects5 species

autumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Suillia variegata · Dryomyza anilis

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Suillia variegataSuillia variegata
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Giant Hogweed · Butterbur

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
ButterburPetasites hybridus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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