Elmridge Wood - Woodland
10 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.85786, -2.62241
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
11 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
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route911 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,601 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,601 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2024▾
Goldfinch · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Blue Tit +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Otter · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Red Admiral · Large White · Large Skipper · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +6
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
- PeacockAglais io
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2017
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2024▾
Reed Canary-grass · Bog Stitchwort · Centaurea nigra · Red Fescue · Bugle +4
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,601 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2024▾
Goldfinch · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon · Swallow · Blue Tit +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MagpiePica pica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Otter · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Red Admiral · Large White · Large Skipper · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +6
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
- PeacockAglais io
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2017
🌿Plants9 species
springsummer
2024▾
Reed Canary-grass · Bog Stitchwort · Centaurea nigra · Red Fescue · Bugle +4
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- BugleAjuga reptans
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2017
Sympetrum striolatum2017
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2017Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2017Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2017Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2017Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2017Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2017Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2017Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2017Rough Hawkbit
Rough Hawkbit
Leontodon hispidus2023
Leontodon hispidus2023
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2023Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2023Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2023Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2023