Longtail Wood - Woodland plantation
41 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha
Getting here
54.33284, -3.16659
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria WayWalking route118 km▾
Named routeLength 118 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,036 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,036 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Robin · Chaffinch +32
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
Daubenton's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax · Palloptera trimacula · Leucozona glaucia · Sericomyia silentis · Large Red Damselfly
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Palloptera trimaculaPalloptera trimacula2024
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood-sorrel · Long-shanked Pincushion · Climbing Corydalis · Yellow Saxifrage +80
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
- Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides2023
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,036 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Robin · Chaffinch +32
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
Daubenton's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- AdderVipera berus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis pertinax · Palloptera trimacula · Leucozona glaucia · Sericomyia silentis · Large Red Damselfly
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Palloptera trimaculaPalloptera trimacula2024
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Wood-sorrel · Long-shanked Pincushion · Climbing Corydalis · Yellow Saxifrage +80
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2023
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
- Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum
- Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
- Yellow SaxifrageSaxifraga aizoides2023
- Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
