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Billinge Wood

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.65777, -2.71126

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Culbeck Lanepublic footpath · 349 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 349 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chorley LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 55Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route13 m
Named routeLength 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field path to small wood

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field path to small wood

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🌱Worden ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦WORDEN HALLHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Astley ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Yarrow Valley Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Yarrow Valley Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Yarrow Valley Country Park - Dob Brow PasturesUrban park4.1 km→

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