Close Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.58801, -2.71839
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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
🌤️ 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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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
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Wildlife to spot
12,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,279 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · House Sparrow · Black-headed Gull +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +6
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Wasp
Common Orange Lichen · Elder Whitewash · Physcia adscendens · Crystal Brain · Nettle Pox
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Nettle PoxCalloria tremelloides
🌿Plants48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Green Alkanet · Himalayan Balsam · Tufted Vetch · White Dead-nettle · Broad Buckler-fern +43
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,279 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · House Sparrow · Black-headed Gull +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +6
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Wasp
Common Orange Lichen · Elder Whitewash · Physcia adscendens · Crystal Brain · Nettle Pox
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
- Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
- Nettle PoxCalloria tremelloides
🌿Plants48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Green Alkanet · Himalayan Balsam · Tufted Vetch · White Dead-nettle · Broad Buckler-fern +43
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vespula vulgaris
Vespula vulgaris
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWild Angelica
Wild Angelica
Angelica sylvestris2025
Angelica sylvestris2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2025Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi2025Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025HonestyLunaria annua2025HonestyLunaria annua2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Bird CherryPrunus padus2025Bird CherryPrunus padus2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025Events & activities nearby
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