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Scarbrow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

54.21892, -2.59682

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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
🛝Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🛝Playground 271m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Chaffinch +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, River Bristle-moss +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Dark Arches +148 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Dark Arches +148 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lune Valley RambleWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route

Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route

Cumbria CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Old Town Roadbridleway · 521 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 521 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Old Town Roadbridleway · 283 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

3,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Swift · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Barn Owl +29

BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwiftApus apus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barn OwlTyto alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects42 species

summer

2025

Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Common Red Soldier Beetle +37

RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Tipula montiumTipula montium2024
Hilara obscuraHilara obscura2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Chrysotus gramineusChrysotus gramineus2024
Sciapus platypterusSciapus platypterus2024
Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2024
Psila fimetariaPsila fimetaria2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Nephrotoma analisNephrotoma analis2024
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024
Ecdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignis2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2024
Nephrotoma dorsalisNephrotoma dorsalis2024
Southern Silver Stiletto-flyCliorismia rustica2024
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2024
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles2024
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024
Slender Bodied Digger WaspCrabro cribrarius2024
Sapyga quinquepunctataSapyga quinquepunctata2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2022
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
PeacockAglais io2020
CommaPolygonia c-album2019

🌿

Plants21 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Snowdrop · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Bellflower · Yellow Loosestrife · Raspberry +16

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2021
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2021
RaspberryRubus idaeus
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2023
Spring PeaLathyrus vernus2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2021
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Swift · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Barn Owl +29

BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwiftApus apus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barn OwlTyto alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects42 species

summer

2025

Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Common Red Soldier Beetle +37

RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023
Tipula montiumTipula montium2024
Hilara obscuraHilara obscura2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Chrysotus gramineusChrysotus gramineus2024
Sciapus platypterusSciapus platypterus2024
Perla carlukianaPerla carlukiana2024
Psila fimetariaPsila fimetaria2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
Nephrotoma analisNephrotoma analis2024
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2024
Ecdyonurus insignisEcdyonurus insignis2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2024
Nephrotoma dorsalisNephrotoma dorsalis2024
Southern Silver Stiletto-flyCliorismia rustica2024
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2024
Hawthorn Mining BeeAndrena chrysosceles2024
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2024
Slender Bodied Digger WaspCrabro cribrarius2024
Sapyga quinquepunctataSapyga quinquepunctata2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2022
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2022
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2022
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2021
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
PeacockAglais io2020
CommaPolygonia c-album2019

🌿

Plants21 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Snowdrop · Japanese Knotweed · Giant Bellflower · Yellow Loosestrife · Raspberry +16

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2021
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2021
RaspberryRubus idaeus
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2023
Spring PeaLathyrus vernus2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2021
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Devil's BridgeHistoric site2.3 km→✦Prehistoric, Romano-British, medieval and early post-medieval settlements, field systems and a deer park at High Park, east of Bindloss FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Roman fort and civil settlement, Over BurrowHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Fairbank PlantationUrban park1.4 km→✦Cockpit Hill, medieval motte castleHistoric site1.5 km→

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