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Pickles Wood

✦ Ancient woodland156 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome156 ha

Getting here

54.18769, -2.69540

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Slender Ditrichum, Yellow Feather-moss, Chalk Comb-moss +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Large White +184 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Gooseberry, Two-horned Pincerwort, Ramsons

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Short RouteWalking route1.1 km
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound trip
Long RouteWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound trip
Piper's Lanepublic footpath · 105 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route596 m
Named routeRef 6Length 596 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Slape Lanebridleway · 2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field of Grass outside Pickles Wood

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field of Grass outside Pickles Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CAPERNWRAY HALLHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Cinderbarrow Picnic SiteUrban park3.5 km→🐄The Farm ShopVisitor farm4.2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→🐄Lakeland Wildlife OasisVisitor farm3.9 km→✦Sealford settlement near Kirkby LonsdaleHistoric site4 km→

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