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High Grasses Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

54.09491, -2.59601

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 309m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bird's-nest Orchid, Yellow-rattle, Foxglove +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Water Mint, Meadowsweet +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 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
Bentham Bike LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Lane Headbridleway · 88 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath from Outhwaite and Wray Wood Moor

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath from Outhwaite and Wray Wood Moor

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Hornby BridgeHistoric site3.1 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.3 km→⚽Philip Harvey Playing FieldPlaying field4.8 km→🌱Wennington GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Castle Stede motte and bailey, HornbyHistoric site4.2 km→✦Castle StedeHistoric site4.2 km→

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