Geldhey Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.61646, -2.89392
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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
Named cycling route nearby: Pier to Pier cycle route
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reedbed WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Highfield Lanepublic footpath · 295 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 295 mPath type: service
White House Lanepublic footpath · 222 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 222 mPath type: service
29 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
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
156,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
156,320 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2026▾
Shelduck · Pochard · Pintail · Kestrel · Lapwing +36
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- PochardAythya ferina
- PintailAnas acuta
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Celandine · Cleavers · Marsh-marigold · Blackthorn · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera +15
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Broad-leaved Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
156,320 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2026▾
Shelduck · Pochard · Pintail · Kestrel · Lapwing +36
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- PochardAythya ferina
- PintailAnas acuta
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TealAnas crecca
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Lesser Celandine · Cleavers · Marsh-marigold · Blackthorn · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera +15
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Broad-leaved Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex obtusifolius
White Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisEvents & activities nearby
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