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Skelton Pike

59 ha

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

55.14512, -2.72257

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pale Sedge, Yarrow, Festuca rubra +76 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Pale Sedge, Yarrow, Festuca rubra +76 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Bulrush, Beech +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, White-tailed Bumblebee +15 more · last seen 2016; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, White-tailed Bumblebee +15 more · last seen 2016

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 10Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 10Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 10Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route271 m
Named routeRef 10Length 271 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route
The Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Cross Border MTB TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forestry track near Skelton Pike

📷 Walter Baxter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forestry track near Skelton Pike

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