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Priory Wood

✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

54.81443, -2.78583

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Tree Sparrow, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Amanita'r Gwybed, Rusty Bolete +119 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Amanita'r Gwybed, Rusty Bolete +119 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Honesty, Maidenhair Spleenwort +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle, Blushing Wood Mushroom, Beechwood Sickener +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Sericomyia silentis, Flame +147 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Sericomyia silentis, Flame +147 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road to Armathwaite in Priory Wood

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road to Armathwaite in Priory Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ainstable (Millennium Green)Urban park3.7 km→⛪The Chapel of Christ and St MaryReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Armathwaite CastleHistoric site1.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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High Stand 1

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→
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Dam 155

Not High (England Use Only)2.4 km→
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High Stand 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.5 km→

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