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New Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Adam C Snape · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.72161, -2.67858

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕The Mill — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Holme Roadpublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

184 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New bridge over the River Lostock

📷 Adam C Snape · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New bridge over the River Lostock

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Avenham ParkHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Avenham ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Miller ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦WORDEN HALLHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Worden ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Withy Grove ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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