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Shrugg's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Roger Whittleston · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.69653, -2.73184

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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
  • 🅿️Moss Side Shops 293m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Titan Waypublic footpath · 198 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 198 mPath type: cycleway
Avocet Courtpublic footpath · 116 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 116 mPath type: residential
Avocet Courtpublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorley LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route295 m
Named routeRef 55Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rural-Urban fringe development

📷 Roger Whittleston · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rural-Urban fringe development

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WORDEN HALLHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Worden ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Paradise ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Moss Side Village GreenUrban park600 m→🌱Hillbrook GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱Haig GreenUrban park2.1 km→

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