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Gowany Hill

220 ha

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome220 ha

Getting here

55.08162, -2.61300

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coal Tit and Wren
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Meadow Pipit +34 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Meadow Pipit +34 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Red Bog-moss, Palustriella falcata +63 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Red Bog-moss, Palustriella falcata +63 more · last seen 2020

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Meadow Pipit +34 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Coal Tit, Wren, Meadow Pipit +34 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Small Heath +2 more · last seen 2015; Insects — Ringlet, Green-veined White, Small Heath +2 more · last seen 2015

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km
Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black Murches (4)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black Murches (4)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Blue Streak Rocket Test SiteHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Blue Streak Rocket Engine Test SiteHistoric site4.8 km→✦Bewcastle Roman FortHistoric site4.8 km→✦Bewcastle Roman fort, high cross shaft in St Cuthbert's churchyard, and Bew Castle medieval shell keep castleHistoric site4.8 km→✦Three shielings on Foulbog Rigg; the westernmost of a group of sevenHistoric site1.3 km→

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