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Low Wood

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

54.76040, -2.93273

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Himalayan Balsam, Tormentil +4 more · last seen 2022

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Pheasant, House Sparrow +45 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Blue Tit, Pheasant, House Sparrow +45 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Scabious Clubhorn, Small White +4 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Scabious Clubhorn, Small White +4 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 7Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 km
Named routeRef 6Length 10 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12.5 km
Named routeRef 10Length 12.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route319 m
Named routeRef 10Length 319 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The drive to Middlesceugh Hall

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The drive to Middlesceugh Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦High Head CastleHistoric site2.3 km→✦Broadfield MoundHistoric site4.2 km→

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