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53.98121, -2.67465
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▾ 🐦 111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Jackdaw 🌿 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
🐦 111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Jackdaw 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Oystercatcher +108 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Oystercatcher +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Elder +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Red Campion +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Red Campion +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Marmalade Hoverfly +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Marmalade Hoverfly +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Grizedale Valley and Scorton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Northern Route To Cockerham and Dolphinholme Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Oakenclough and Harrisend Fell Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Beech hedge on Abbeystead Lane
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Rowan
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
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