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Great Wood - Woodland plantation

57 ha

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha

Getting here

54.38968, -3.18254

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Birks Bridge 57m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths
Birks Bridgebridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dunnerdale

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunnerdale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman road from Wrynose Bottom to Hardknott FordHistoric site1.8 km→✦Hardknott Roman fort, bath-house, parade ground and tribunal, 4 Roman roads, Roman quarries and 3 cairnsHistoric site2 km→✦Hardknott Roman FortHistoric site2.1 km→💧Seathwaite TarnReservoir2.4 km→💧Seathwaite TarnReservoir2.4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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