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Needlelee Wood

✦ Ancient woodland145 ha

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome145 ha

Getting here

54.64365, -3.22411

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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 Mallard and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Woodend Brow Car Park 13m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Pied Flycatcher +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Pied Flycatcher +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Great Burnet, Japanese Knotweed +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

3 marked walking trails

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
Seat How Summit TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Comb Beck TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Two Gills TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Allerdale RambleWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 38Cycling route
Named routeRef 38Regional cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Route C2CCycling route

C2C off-road sections - no longer NCN

Named routeRef C2CRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route556 m
Named routeRef 7Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cyclewise Coaching TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Quercus TrailMountain bike route7.4 km
Named routeLength 7.4 km
Altura North TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Altura South TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance into Wythop Wood

📷 Steven Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance into Wythop Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WHINLATTER FOREST PARKCountry park3.7 km→🐄Lake District Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.7 km→✦The ClerkHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Whinlatter Forest ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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