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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.88132, -2.78732
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 382m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 382m away
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai, Red Admiral +64 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Lords-and-Ladies +68 more · last seen 2026
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Nook Lanepublic footpath · 371 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 371 mPath type: unclassified
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Tan Yard Roadbridleway · 272 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 272 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
1 nearby · Free · 382m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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