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Dog walks in Newfield Wood

Newfield Wood is a wood in Westmorland and Furness, 26.8 km from the middle of Barrow-in-Furness. 13 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 3 of 13 are under 3 km and 2 are loops.

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CarlisleBarrow-in-FurnessKendalWorkingtonNewfield Wood20 km
Newfield Wood on Cumbria. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks in Newfield Wood

From the 13 walks that lie mostly in Newfield Wood, those that start nearest its middle: a 3.6 km loop, a 10.5 km there and back and a 2.5 km one-way walk.

Where these go is in the app

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  • Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite loop3.6 km · 62 min · A loop
  • Near Newfield Wood10.5 km · 180 min · There and back
  • Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite one-way walk2.5 km · 43 min · One way

The land and what it asks of a dog

  • Site of Special Scientific InterestDuddon Valley Woodlands SSSINatural England designations
  • Dogs on a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any timeThe 3 hectares that are open access landCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
  • Open by right3 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)

Westmorland and Furness council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.

What the walks in Newfield Wood are like

Every share is of the 13 walks that lie mostly in Newfield Wood, with Barrow-in-Furness as a whole marked on each bar.

How far they go

3 to 5 km: 6 of 13 walks in Newfield Wood, against 22% near Barrow-in-Furness.

Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
Under 3 km
3 of 13
36%
3 to 5 km
6 of 13
22%
5 to 8 km
3 of 13
19%
8 to 12 km
1 of 13
12%
Over 12 km
0 of 13
9%

What shape they are

A loop: 2 of 13 walks in Newfield Wood, against 28% near Barrow-in-Furness.

A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
A loop
2 of 13
28%
There and back the same way
6 of 13
45%
One way, ending somewhere else
5 of 13
26%

What is beside the path

On open access land for a third or more: 13 of 13 walks in Newfield Wood, against under 1% near Barrow-in-Furness.

Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
Under trees for a third or more of the way
10 of 13
23%
Beside water for a tenth or more
13 of 13
63%
On open access land for a third or more
13 of 13
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
0 of 13
10%
Off road for four fifths or more
5 of 13
4%
On roads or lanes for half or more
0 of 13
80%
Through built-up streets for half or more
0 of 13
11%

What might stop you

Never beside a busy road: 13 of 13 walks in Newfield Wood, against 74% near Barrow-in-Furness.

Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
Never beside a fast road
13 of 13
89%
Never beside a busy road
13 of 13
74%
No busy road to cross
13 of 13
75%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
11 of 13
68%
No steps
13 of 13
74%

What is on the way

Pass a pub: 13 of 13 walks in Newfield Wood, against 48% near Barrow-in-Furness.

Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredBarrow-in-Furness
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
6 of 13
93%
Pass a pub
13 of 13
48%
Pass a dog-waste bin
0 of 13
51%
Pass a public toilet
0 of 13
22%
Pass a drinking-water tap
0 of 13
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
6 of 13
13%

Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

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Walks in Newfield Wood, for your dog

If you live in Cumbria, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.

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Further is the Trekosa subscription. 10 of its 13 walks run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Newfield Wood before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Part of Newfield Wood is open access land, where a path on the ground can be faint: drift off your line and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Cumbria is not yours.

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Questions people ask

Do dogs need a lead in Newfield Wood?
On the open access land, the law asks for a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any time. Westmorland and Furness has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
How many dog walks are there in Newfield Wood?
13 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Newfield Wood.