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Low Forest

✦ Ancient woodland86 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome86 ha

Getting here

54.52552, -2.78185

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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
  • 🌿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· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Wren +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Wren +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Broom Fork-moss, Little Shaggy-moss, Common Tamarisk-moss +218 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel, Wild Thyme +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Dun-bar, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
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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

Wallow Crag from Naddle High Forest

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wallow Crag from Naddle High Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Settlement SW of Naddle BridgeHistoric site1.6 km→✦High Street, Roman roadHistoric site4.3 km→💧Haweswater ReservoirReservoir1.6 km→💧Haweswater ReservoirReservoir1.6 km→✦Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap AbbeyHistoric site4.8 km→✦Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill TarnHistoric site4.8 km→

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