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Close Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Peter Bond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicForagingDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.58259, -2.71852

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Apple Lanepublic footpath · 188 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 188 mPath type: footway
Dawber Delphpublic footpath · 152 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 152 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Apple Lanepublic footpath · 386 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 386 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Standish Mineral LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route74 m
Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 562Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route317 m
Named routeRef 562Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

East Quarry,Appley Bridge

📷 Peter Bond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

East Quarry,Appley Bridge

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Nearby places

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🏞️BEACON PARKCountry park3.8 km→🌱Beacon Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Former Beacon Golf CourseUrban park3.5 km→🌱Beacon ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Market Cross & StocksHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Ashfield ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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