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Groves' Wood

29 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

54.75082, -2.73474

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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
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Orange-tip, Peacock +7 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Leopard's-bane, Himalayan Balsam, House-leek +23 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Leopard's-bane, Himalayan Balsam, House-leek +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route519 m
Named routeRef 7Length 519 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.9 km
Named routeRef 7Length 12.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 7Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 7Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route672 m
Named routeRef 7Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wide verged minor road near Brackenbank

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wide verged minor road near Brackenbank

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lazonby Community ParkUrban park2.4 km→⛪St Nicholas Parish ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Kirkoswald Castle moated siteHistoric site3.4 km→✦Cross in St Michael's churchyard, AddinghamHistoric site4.9 km→✦Long Meg and Her Daughters stone circle, associated cursus and prehistoric enclosureHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Berry Moor CommonUrban park3.9 km→

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