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Avenham Wood

2 ha

📷 Keith Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.82970, -2.95060

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Ground-elder, Elder +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Small Square-spot, Flame Shoulder +104 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Small Square-spot, Flame Shoulder +104 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Red Campion, Rubus rubritinctus +108 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Red Campion, Rubus rubritinctus +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wyre Way (Fleetwood Peninsula Loop)Walking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tower WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Park WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Seashell WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,305 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,305 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

autumn

2025

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +15

JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
CootFulica atra
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
CurlewNumenius arquata
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
TealAnas crecca2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2023

🌿

Plants85 species

summer

2025

Creeping Thistle · Red Campion · Rubus rubritinctus · Green Alkanet · Hawthorn +80

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Red CampionSilene dioica
Rubus rubritinctusRubus rubritinctus2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
IvyHedera helix
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
HollyIlex aquifolium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata
BoxBuxus sempervirens
Field MapleAcer campestre
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HazelCorylus avellana
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
BeechFagus sylvatica
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2024
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
TurnipBrassica rapa2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Rosa caninaRosa canina2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2023
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2023
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2023
Crown DaisyGlebionis coronaria2023
Wild CherryPrunus avium2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,305 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

autumn

2025

Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +15

JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
CootFulica atra
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
CurlewNumenius arquata
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
TealAnas crecca2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2023

🌿

Plants85 species

summer

2025

Creeping Thistle · Red Campion · Rubus rubritinctus · Green Alkanet · Hawthorn +80

Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Red CampionSilene dioica
Rubus rubritinctusRubus rubritinctus2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
IvyHedera helix
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
HollyIlex aquifolium
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata
BoxBuxus sempervirens
Field MapleAcer campestre
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HazelCorylus avellana
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
BeechFagus sylvatica
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2024
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Field-roseRosa arvensis2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
TurnipBrassica rapa2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Rosa caninaRosa canina2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023
YewTaxus baccata2023
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2023
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2023
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2023
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2023
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2023
Crown DaisyGlebionis coronaria2023
Wild CherryPrunus avium2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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