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Wakey Hill

✦ Ancient woodland192 ha

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome192 ha

Getting here

55.08087, -2.81315

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Flea Sedge, Perennial Sow-thistle, Great Scented Liverwort +55 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Orange-tip +125 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Orange-tip +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
National Byway (SW Scotland)Cycling route

National Byway in the Solway Firth area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route8.5 km
Named routeRef 10Length 8.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest road on Wakey Hill

📷 Oliver Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest road on Wakey Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Nicholas ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Prehistoric cultivation terraces immediately south east of NookHistoric site4.2 km→✦Stonehouse Tower bastleHistoric site4.3 km→

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