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Pike Plantation - Woodland plantation

53 ha

📷 Mark Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome53 ha

Getting here

55.03357, -2.73049

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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
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Wildlife

Lowland raised bog priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Moorland — golden plover, curlew and short-eared owl

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Reivers' RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 10National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route710 m
Named routeRef 10Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.4 km
Named routeRef 10Length 14.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14.3 km
Named routeRef 10Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Plantation on Low Park Askerton

📷 Mark Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plantation on Low Park Askerton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Cuthbert's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Hall Hills medieval dispersed settlement 370m WNW of St Cuthbert's ChurchHistoric site4.5 km→✦Bewcastle Roman fort, high cross shaft in St Cuthbert's churchyard, and Bew Castle medieval shell keep castleHistoric site4.6 km→✦Bewcastle Roman FortHistoric site4.6 km→✦Medieval dispersed settlement at Askerton Park 170m WSW of Parkgate BridgeHistoric site2.3 km→

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