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Canal Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.59512, -2.92360

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 278m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Reedbed WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Harridge Lanepublic footpath · 426 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 426 mPath type: service
Harridge Lanepublic footpath · 316 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 316 mPath type: footway
Harridge Lanepublic footpath · 174 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 174 mPath type: track
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route147 m
Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 562Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields at Pinfold, Scarisbrick

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields at Pinfold, Scarisbrick

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦SCARISBRICK HALLHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Graduates CourtUrban park4.7 km→🌱Founders CourtUrban park5 km→🌱Rock GardenUrban park5 km→

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