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Heald Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

54.40433, -2.91470

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingCampsiteParking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Upland hay meadow — wildflower-rich grassland invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dales WayWalking route129 km
Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route
Miles without Stiles: Wray Castle to LoanthwaiteWalking route
Named routeRef 47Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Watbarrow Wood Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route1.1 km

Rought and uneven path with some steep sections around Watbarrow Wood.

Named routeLength 1.1 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Calf Parrock Waymarked Walk, Wray CastleWalking route900 m

Short walk to Calf Parrock Coppice and great viewpoint of the castle.

Named routeLength 900 mDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Beatrix Potter's Moss Eccles Tarn Walk, Hill TopWalking route4 km

Gentle walk to 1 of Beatrix Potter's favourite places, Moss Eccles Tarn. This is where the children's author spent time painting & is a great introduction to the place included in her books. Short steep sections. Muddy in wet weather. Potential livestock

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route471 m
Named routeRef 6Length 471 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route287 m
Named routeRef 6Length 287 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 6Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

25 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fell Lanebridleway · 487 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 487 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Robin Lanebridleway · 146 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 146 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Wain Lanebridleway · 699 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 699 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Anthony Gatebridleway · 428 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 428 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Ford Lanebridleway · 203 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 203 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Housing development by Trout Beck

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Housing development by Trout Beck

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🌱Brockhole on WindermereUrban park1.9 km→🌱Rothay ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦BROCKHOLEHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Rothay ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The BelsfieldUrban park4.7 km→

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