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Belt Wood

9 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

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54.08507, -2.66604

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch 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

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus, Sericomyia silentis +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Helophilus pendulus, Sericomyia silentis +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Trailing Bellflower, Meadow Vetchling +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Trailing Bellflower, Meadow Vetchling +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lune Valley RambleWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 69Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route157 m

Named routeRef 69Length 157 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 69Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerautumn

2025

Rook · Jackdaw · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Swallow +43

RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Red-legged Shieldbug

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Trailing Bellflower · Tufted Vetch · Meadow Vetchling

Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerautumn

2025

Rook · Jackdaw · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Swallow +43

RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RavenCorvus corax
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Red-legged Shieldbug

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

🌿

Plants3 species

summerautumn

2025

Trailing Bellflower · Tufted Vetch · Meadow Vetchling

Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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