Osbaldeston House Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.74866, -2.64847
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 478m 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 478m 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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 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
187 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
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
22,047 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,047 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +32
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Bat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BatChiroptera2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Tree Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax · Oak Bush-cricket
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
🌿Plants19 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Tomato · Yellow Iris · Garlic Mustard · Wood Anemone +14
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Marsh-marigold
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,047 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +32
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Bat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BatChiroptera2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2026▾
Tree Bumblebee · Eristalis tenax · Oak Bush-cricket
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
🌿Plants19 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Tomato · Yellow Iris · Garlic Mustard · Wood Anemone +14
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2025
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Marsh-marigold
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025