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Horseclose Wood

✦ Ancient woodland83 ha

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome83 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦138+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Little Grebe
🐕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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦138+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Little Grebe
🐕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

CampsiteParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Teal +135 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Little Grebe, Teal +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Bog-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Western Earwort +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Mountain Ringlet, Small Heath, Green Tiger Beetle +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mountain Ringlet, Small Heath, Green Tiger Beetle +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Oak, Rowan +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitehaven to SilecroftWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

Eskdale TRailCycling route

Named routeRef ETRLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route299 m

Named routeRef 72Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route779 m

Named routeRef 72Length 779 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route217 m

Named routeRef 72Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CurlewNumenius arquata
RookCorvus frugilegus
TealAnas crecca
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
RedshankTringa totanus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Notch-horned Cleg · Scaeva selenitica · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +3

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Betony · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

BetonyBetonica officinalis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull +53

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CurlewNumenius arquata
RookCorvus frugilegus
TealAnas crecca
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
RedshankTringa totanus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Large Red Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Notch-horned Cleg · Scaeva selenitica · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +3

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Betony · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil

BetonyBetonica officinalis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱St Michael's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→🐄Church Stile Farm And Holiday ParkVisitor farm3.8 km→✦MUNCASTER CASTLEHistoric site4.5 km→🐄Churchstile Camping ShopVisitor farm3.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦High cross shaft, high cross head, and high cross base in St Michael and All Angels churchyardHistoric site4.2 km→

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