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Seal Brook Wood

18 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

52.70863, -1.60957

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lapsana communis subsp. communis, Perennial Rye-grass, Festuca rubra +107 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Lapsana communis subsp. communis, Perennial Rye-grass, Festuca rubra +107 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Orache, Autumn Hawkbit, Guelder-rose +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Knopper Gall, Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner · last seen 2023; Insects — Knopper Gall, Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route190 m
Named routeLength 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2.4 km
Named routeLength 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route306 m
Named routeRef 63Length 306 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public Footpath Approaching Seal Brook

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public Footpath Approaching Seal Brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coneyberry Millennium GreenUrban park1.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱Linton Village OrchardUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Matthew's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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