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53.81970, -2.73234
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ground-elder, Wild Strawberry, Amphibious Bistort
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southern Loop to Great Eccleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Steep gradient route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,625 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +21
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sycamore · Monkey-puzzle · Ground-elder · Wild Strawberry
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +21
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sycamore · Monkey-puzzle · Ground-elder · Wild Strawberry
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azure Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella
Coenagrion puella
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 