Bullen's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.58796, -2.84671
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
- 🅿️Platt's Lane Lake Car Park 16m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Platt's Lane Lake Car Park 16m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reedbed WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Platts Lanepublic footpath · 23 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: residential
Platts Lanepublic footpath · 149 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 149 mPath type: residential
Mill Dam Lanepublic footpath · 609 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 609 mPath type: track
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route803 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route421 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Footpath crosses farm track near Burscough Hall Farm
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Wildlife to spot
14,047 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,047 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Hornet · Western Honey Bee · Common Wasp · Migrant Hawker · Cream-spot Ladybird +1
- HornetVespa crabro
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Wall-rue · Herb-Robert · Moschatel · Snowdrop · Pellitory-of-the-wall +40
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,047 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Hornet · Western Honey Bee · Common Wasp · Migrant Hawker · Cream-spot Ladybird +1
- HornetVespa crabro
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Wall-rue · Herb-Robert · Moschatel · Snowdrop · Pellitory-of-the-wall +40
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedera helix2025
Hedera helix2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisPendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025Events & activities nearby
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