Low Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 154 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 154 ha
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53.97549, -1.76146
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Barn Owl, Kestrel, Siskin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Kestrel, Siskin +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Groove-moss, Flat-topped Bog-moss, Heath Plait-moss +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Black Darter, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
6 Dales Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dales Way - Harrogate Link Path Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Welcome Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map High Badger Gate public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Low Badger Gate public footpath · 31 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 31 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Low Badger Gate public footpath · 2.8 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 2.8 km
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Swinsty Cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
Warren Boulder Trail Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Gill Beck, Low Wood, Blubberhouses
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Wildlife to spot
11,019 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,019 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jay · Kestrel · Siskin · Red Grouse (scotica) · Fieldfare +38
Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Black Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +33
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red Bartsia
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,019 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jay · Kestrel · Siskin · Red Grouse (scotica) · Fieldfare +38
Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Barn Owl Tyto alba Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Adder · Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Black Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +33
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red Bartsia
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Poecilus Poecilus
Poecilus Poecilus
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae
Phaonia angelicae Phaonia angelicae
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi
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