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Long Fell

422 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome422 ha

Getting here

55.19298, -2.12282

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Psathyrella dicrani, Blackening Waxcap, Yellowleg Bonnet +44 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Psathyrella dicrani, Blackening Waxcap, Yellowleg Bonnet +44 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Papillose Bog-moss, Bog Groove-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +62 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Papillose Bog-moss, Bog Groove-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +62 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Orange-tip · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Cuthbert's Three Church TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route122 m
Named routeRef 68Length 122 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.6 km
Named routeRef 68Length 5.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route202 m
Named routeRef 68Length 202 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clear fell and replanting

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clear fell and replanting

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Elsdon MotteHistoric site5 km→✦Mote Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site5 km→⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Bell Knowe round cairn, 200m north east of The CraggHistoric site4.8 km→✦Prehistoric settlement, funerary and agricultural remains, 650m south of South Monkridge BridgeHistoric site2.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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