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Moorside Wood

39 ha

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

54.57771, -3.46874

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Fieldfare, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Fieldfare, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +6 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2014; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2014

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hadrian's CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 72National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Cockermouth<>DistingtionCycling route
Named route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route320 m
Named routeLength 320 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 7Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lone tree beyond dry stone wall

📷 Trevor Littlewood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lone tree beyond dry stone wall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyardHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→

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