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Breast Wood

7 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.14080, -2.69631

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Oak, Rowan, Pedunculate Oak +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +227 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +227 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Aspen, Fritillary, Honeysuckle +81 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Aspen, Fritillary, Honeysuckle +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Short RouteWalking route1.1 km
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound trip
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Long RouteWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound trip
Hobson's Lanepublic footpath · 38 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mPath type: service
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Borwick Road approaching Breast Wood

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Borwick Road approaching Breast Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Old RectoryHistoric site4.7 km→✦Warton Old RectoryHistoric site4.7 km→✦CAPERNWRAY HALLHistoric site500 m→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→🐄The Farm ShopVisitor farm3.2 km→✦Loyn BridgeHistoric site4.2 km→

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