Upper Humblescough Wood - Woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.88715, -2.80498
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
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
Humblescough Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: footway
20 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
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
3,577 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,577 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-tailed Godwit · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Moorhen +42
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TealAnas crecca
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- PintailAnas acuta2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Wall-rue · Lords-and-Ladies · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Hart's-Tongue · Himalayan Balsam +46
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,577 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlack-tailed Godwit · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Moorhen +42
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TealAnas crecca
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- PintailAnas acuta2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Wall-rue · Lords-and-Ladies · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Hart's-Tongue · Himalayan Balsam +46
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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