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House Wood

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome35 ha

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54.96481, -2.76458

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Smoothcap +108 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Neria cibaria, Syritta pipiens +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-letter Hairstreak, Neria cibaria, Syritta pipiens +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Common Nettle, Bramble +4 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's Wall PathWalking route134.5 km

Named routeLength 134.5 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network

Reivers' RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network

Cumbria CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route480 m

Named routeRef 72Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 72Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route710 m

Named routeRef 10Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,190 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,190 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Carabus problematicus · Southern Hawker

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants147 species

summer

2025

Yorkshire-fog · Marsh-bedstraw · Broom · Redshank · Cow Parsley +142

Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
BroomCytisus scoparius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HollyIlex aquifolium
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
YarrowAchillea millefolium
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
AshFraxinus excelsior
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BeechFagus sylvatica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Rosa caninaRosa canina
DandelionTaraxacum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Red CampionSilene dioica
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
CleaversGalium aparine
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
ElderSambucus nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
ElmUlmus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
WillowSalix
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
GorseUlex europaeus
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
HawkweedHieracium
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
HazelCorylus avellana
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SallowSalix cinerea
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Field MapleAcer campestre
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
PignutConopodium majus
OakQuercus
DaisyBellis perennis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
MintMentha
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
AlderAlnus glutinosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,190 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Carabus problematicus · Southern Hawker

Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants147 species

summer

2025

Yorkshire-fog · Marsh-bedstraw · Broom · Redshank · Cow Parsley +142

Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
BroomCytisus scoparius
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
HollyIlex aquifolium
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Lolium perenneLolium perenne
YarrowAchillea millefolium
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
AshFraxinus excelsior
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
BeechFagus sylvatica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Rosa caninaRosa canina
DandelionTaraxacum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Red CampionSilene dioica
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
CleaversGalium aparine
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosumArrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
ElderSambucus nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
ElmUlmus
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
WillowSalix
Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
GorseUlex europaeus
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
HawkweedHieracium
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
HazelCorylus avellana
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common SallowSalix cinerea
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Field MapleAcer campestre
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
PignutConopodium majus
OakQuercus
DaisyBellis perennis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus
MintMentha
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
AlderAlnus glutinosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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