Bank Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › North West › West Lancashire Getting here
53.56766, -2.72025
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Ramsons, Garlic Mustard +17 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed, Green Alkanet, Foxglove +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Western Honey Bee, 14-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Standish Mineral Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 317 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 317 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,774 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · House Sparrow +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 🌿 Plants 42 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Foxglove · Hart's-Tongue · Wall-rue · White Dead-nettle +37
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria White Dead-nettle Lamium album Great Horsetail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · House Sparrow +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Swift Apus apus 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Banded Demoiselle
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 🌿 Plants 42 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Foxglove · Hart's-Tongue · Wall-rue · White Dead-nettle +37
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria White Dead-nettle Lamium album Great Horsetail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Equisetum telmateia2025
Equisetum telmateia2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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