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Morra Head Wood

✦ Ancient woodland59 ha

📷 Joe Regan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

54.34259, -0.55890

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turtle Dove and Chaffinch
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Turtle Dove, Chaffinch, Blackbird +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Chaffinch, Blackbird +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Cow-wheat · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge across River Derwent in Hingles Wood

📷 Joe Regan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge across River Derwent in Hingles Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The Thieves' Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated featuresHistoric site4.2 km→✦Round barrow on Reasty Hill Top 360m south east of BreckenhurstHistoric site2.4 km→✦Round barrow on Silpho Moor 710m north of WhisperdalesHistoric site2.6 km→✦Round barrow on Silpho Moor 780m NNE WhisperdalesHistoric site2.7 km→✦Morra HeadHistoric site800 m→✦Round barrow on Surgate Brow known as Swarth HoweHistoric site3.4 km→

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