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Low Barn Wood

✦ Ancient woodland75 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome75 ha

Getting here

54.32839, -3.07201

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Waved Silk-moss, Heterocladium heteropterum +166 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Moss, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Common Orange Lichen +104 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Oak Moss, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Common Orange Lichen +104 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Netted Carpet, Black Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +119 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Netted Carpet, Black Darter, Four-spotted Chaser +119 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Machell's Coppice TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bogle Crag Trail (long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Monk Coniston and Tarn Hows Trail, Tarn Hows and ConistonWalking route8 km

Walk from the head of Coniston Water to Tarn Hows on the picturesque circular made by 19th-century industrialist J G Marshall to wow guests at his estate. Pass farmland, wood & Monk Coniston Hall. Spot wildlife & enjoy Lakeland views. Short steep sections

Named routeLength 8 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Millwood Trail (Long)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Route 637Cycling route
Named routeRef 637National Cycle Network
Regional Route 37Cycling route
Named routeRef 37Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 637Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route442 m
Named routeRef 637Length 442 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route361 m
Named routeRef 637Length 361 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The North Face TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Grizedale Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Silurian WayMountain bike route
Named route
Moor Top TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Hawkshead Moor TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Goosey Foot Tarn TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Minor road in Dodgson Wood

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minor road in Dodgson Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston WaterHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Jackson Low WoodUrban park2.7 km→🌱Lower GardensUrban park2.8 km→🌱The PaddiesUrban park2.2 km→🌱The Farmhouse GardenUrban park2.4 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Heald Lower

1.5 km→
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Dam 146

1.5 km→
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Hob Gill

Not High (England Use Only)2.9 km→

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