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Hello there woodland folk,

Do you have any recommendations for woodland crags in the UK?

How nice it is to be amongst the trees. Even better to climb amongst them. Just wondering if people can recommend any crags or climbing areas within woodlands across the UK.

Thanks  

The obvious one!  Kyloe-in-the-woods (Kyloe-In)

Several of the short limestone crags in the Arnside Silverdale area are in woodland Fairy Steps Deepdale Crag Woodwell Hyning Wood Crags

Over the river in South Lakeland you have Slape Scar

Anywhere in the Wye Valley - except for Symonds Yat which is currently "out of bounds".

Except they've cut down the trees.  

I was soloing and bouldering in the lovely Wye Valley Woods only yesterday, at  The Wyastone. Folklore has it that if you crawl through the hollow tree three times backwards, you will summon the forest troll, who will demonstrate how to send any problem you choose.

Agden Rocher is located in Oak woodland with the finest view in the eastern Peak (come at me, Bamford).

The Dewerstone is set in lovely ancient oak forest and, as mentioned above, the Wye Valley crags - Shorn Cliff is particularly shaded and bosky! 

As you are in Tideswell, what about all the wooded crags in Cheedale and Water-cum-Jolly, 2 minutes drive from your house?

Personally I think wooded crags are the devils work... extra insects, more shade and damp and no cooling breezes in the summer.  

Areas of Burbage North are in the small wood

Lots in the Churnet Valley. Roaches Lower Tier is partially wooded as well. Tremadog.

Kyloe Out is the new Kyloe In

Shepherd's. 

Polney Crag (Craig a Barns)

Dunkeld, Cave Crag

Weem Crags

Limekilns

And  Wharncliffe Crags are only a cockstride away. But you are right about the view from Agden.

Harrison's Rocks and most of the other Southern Sandstone.

Clogwyn Cyrau and the various small crags in the woods above Betws.

Craig Bwlch y Moch (Tremadog) and the other Tremadoc crags.

Craig Y Tonnau

Carreg Alltrem is in some thick forestry. 

Pass of Ballater feels like there are lots of trees around, even though it's not really in a wood.

And not forgetting  Creag Dubh na Caillich the best woodland crag in Scotland.

There are loads but The Dewerstone is by far the best

Plenty of bouldering in various wooded areas in Leicestershire and also "proper" climbing inside a wood at The Outwoods

Note: there's a reason why proper is in quotes 😁

Glen Nevis has nice birchwoods and Dunkeld is in mature forest.

Black Crag in Troutdale is beautiful with Quayfoot, Bolderstone and Wodens nearby.

The low level Dartmoor crags are in incredible, twisted dwarf oak forests.

I grew up in the Foest of Dean climbing in the Wye Valley, so generally think of woodland crags as dank, slow drying, insect infected places, so it's good to be reminded of their finer points!

Stannington Ruffs.

A lot of the Wye Valley crags have the additional benefit that the woodland continues up the route and provides the belays. And sometimes the only decent gear on the route.

Caley Crags

I have to mention  Cademan Wood and Broad Hill since this is one of the big appeals of the location!

Armathwaite in the Eden valley, alongside the river is hard to beat for sylvan beauty.

Here's some esoterica.

Corwar

Vat Burn - actually sees quite a few ascents

Lawrencefield 

Wildcat

Root Route and 3 Tree Climb come to mind.