Privately owned Wood
Peters Crook Farm Woodlands
Cumbria
4.98 ha (12.31 acres)
Shank Wood
Hethersgill Longtown
Woodland Trust wood
Size:
7.62 ha (18.83 acres)
Grid reference:
NY466705
Map reference:
Explorer 324
OS Landranger 86
Shank Wood is a tranquil wood in a steep gorge bordering the Rae Burn. The wood contains oak ash birch sycamore and alder and is an important habitat for woodland birds. Waymarked paths run through the wood from Whiteclose Farm to Shank Castle.
Features
- Public access
- Spring flowers
- Waymarked walk
- Broadleaved woodland
