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Newfield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

54.35126, -3.19335

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 68m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Bog-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort, Western Earwort +264 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort, Wood-sorrel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Park Head Roadbridleway · 3.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 3.5 kmSurface rockPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newfield Wood

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Prehistoric hut circle settlement and cairnfield, three medieval settlements and associated field systems, and two shielings north of CrosbythwaiteHistoric site3.5 km→✦Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank FarmhouseHistoric site2.6 km→✦Hesk Fell prehistoric cairnfield and funerary cairn, a linear boundary, and a dispersed medieval settlement and field system 840m west of Horseman GateHistoric site4.4 km→✦Prehistoric cairnfield and linear boundary on Hesk Fell 800m north of Holehouse BridgeHistoric site4.7 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds500 m→✦Appletree WorthHistoric site3.7 km→

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