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Low Wood

27 ha

📷 Brian Westlake · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

53.56180, -0.59307

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
  • 🌿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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Coot +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Coot +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Common Figwort, Ground-ivy +17 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Red Campion, Common Figwort, Ground-ivy +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Garden Chafer +2 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Garden Chafer +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 169Cycling route
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route323 m
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 169Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route523 m
Named routeLength 523 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route8 m
Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flush Bracket OSBM 2191, Low Wood, Ivy Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 5259668

📷 Brian Westlake · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flush Bracket OSBM 2191, Low Wood, Ivy Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 5259668

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🌱Central ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park5 km→🦉ASHBYVILLENature reserve1.2 km→🌱Beckside Linear ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Everest Road Playing FieldsUrban park3 km→🌱Greenacre ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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