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Fiddler's Wood - Woodland

15 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.77929, -2.39929

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 123m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 685

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Great Harwood Nature WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Huncoat TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Bates Streetpublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: residential
Holme Roadpublic footpath · 828 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 828 mPath type: footway
Meadow Streetpublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fiddlers Wood

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Whalley ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Vale GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Gatty Memorial ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Gatty ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Milnshaw ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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