Wilders Wood - Broadleaved woodland
13 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.67153, -2.60877
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
- 🅿️Parking 347m 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
- 🅿️Parking 347m 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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
Merton Grovepublic footpath · 218 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mPath type: residential
Heapey Subwaypublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: footway
Temple Fieldspublic footpath · 177 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 177 mSurface compactedPath type: track
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorley LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route31 m▾
Named routeLength 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
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