Shrugg's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.68590, -2.72112
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
- 🅿️Sales Office 356m away — 6 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
- 🅿️Sales Office 356m away — 6 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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km29 public paths nearby
Public paths
Southlands Drivepublic footpath · 23 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: residential
Emnie Lanepublic footpath · 138 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Southlands Drivepublic footpath · 36 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential
62 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
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route295 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mill Brook a tributary of the River Lostock
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