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Raperhole Wood

✦ Ancient woodland104 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome104 ha

Getting here

54.30833, -3.24021

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Climbing Corydalis, Oblong-leaved Sundew +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Hymenelia lacustris, Parmelia omphalodes +129 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Hymenelia lacustris, Parmelia omphalodes +129 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Peacock, Marsham's Nomad Bee, Downlooker Snipefly +70 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
Blea Beck Bridgepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: footway
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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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New tree planting, Hartley Close Wood

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New tree planting, Hartley Close Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⚽Wilson ParkPlaying field3.9 km→✦Prehistoric hut circle settlement and cairnfield, three medieval settlements and associated field systems, and two shielings north of CrosbythwaiteHistoric site4.5 km→✦Lath Rigg prehistoric cairnfield, hut circle and field system on Thwaites Fell 600m NNW of Thwaite YeatHistoric site2.3 km→✦Duddon Bridge Ironworks and associated leats and Duddon Bridge Bobbin Mill and associated leats 370m north west of Duddon BridgeHistoric site2.6 km→✦Duddon FurnaceHistoric site2.7 km→✦Cairns on Kiln Bank 1/6 to 1/2 mile (270m-800m) SSE of Far Kiln Bank FarmhouseHistoric site3.1 km→

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