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Eyes Wood - Woodland

13 ha

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.76013, -2.64918

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 346m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Preston Guild Wheelpublic footpath · 854 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 854 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Preston Guild Wheelpublic footpath · 314 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 314 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Preston Guild Wheelpublic footpath · 605 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 605 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

195 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Ribble Way south of Eyes Wood

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Ribble Way south of Eyes Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ribbleton ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Avenham ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦Avenham ParkHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Miller ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Moor ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Moor ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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