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Hodgehowe Wood

14 ha

📷 Paul Allison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

54.38693, -2.92081

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rusty-Back Fern, Touch-me-not Balsam, Herb-Robert +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rusty-Back Fern, Touch-me-not Balsam, Herb-Robert +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Mint, Chinese Bramble, Bramble +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 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

63 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Windermere from roadside viewpoint

📷 Paul Allison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Windermere from roadside viewpoint

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brockhole on WindermereUrban park2.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦BROCKHOLEHistoric site2.1 km→🌱The BelsfieldUrban park2.7 km→🌱Rayrigg MeadowUrban park1 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3 km→

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