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Wood Nook

✦ Ancient woodland41 ha

📷 shikari · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

54.52841, -2.75891

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lousewort, Sneezewort, Round-leaved Sundew +164 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Marsh Hawk's-beard, Hawkweed +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coast to Coast Walk (St Bees to Shap)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CNational walking route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Upper intake/weir near Naddle Farm

📷 shikari · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Upper intake/weir near Naddle Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Settlement SW of Naddle BridgeHistoric site700 m→💧Haweswater ReservoirReservoir3 km→💧Haweswater ReservoirReservoir3 km→✦Medieval dyke system and shieling west of Shap AbbeyHistoric site3.3 km→✦Shap Premonstratensian Abbey, including the precinct wall, abbey mill and mill race, and two fishpondsHistoric site3.9 km→✦Round cairn 490m ENE of Rough Hill TarnHistoric site4.6 km→

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