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Heggle Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

54.70722, -2.98083

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Rook +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Rook +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Magic Mushroom, Snowy Waxcap, Dung Roundhead +76 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Magic Mushroom, Snowy Waxcap, Dung Roundhead +76 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Orchid, Great Sundew, Sneezewort +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bicellaria vana, Empis livida, Scathophaga stercoraria +267 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Bicellaria vana, Empis livida, Scathophaga stercoraria +267 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.8 km
Named routeRef 7Length 6.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heggle Lane

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heggle Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Weasel Hills prehistoric cairnfield, associated field system, hut circle and a funerary cairn, immediately north and north west of High Wath FordHistoric site2.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Kentigern's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Carrock End copper mine 230m and 490m south west of LinewathHistoric site2 km→⛪St Kentigern's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Haltcliffe copper smelter and associated leat immediately east of High Wath FordHistoric site1.7 km→

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