Bickerstaffe Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.52735, -2.83554
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
- 🌿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
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route85 m▾
Named routeLength 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route76 m▾
Named routeRef 862Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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