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Crook Hey Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.75325, -2.57066

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 422m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
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
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Alum Scar Lanebridleway · 300 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 300 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Alum Scar Lanebridleway · 663 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 663 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field below Blakey Hey

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field below Blakey Hey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Witton ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Witton Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→✦WOODFOLD PARKHistoric site1.6 km→✦HOGHTON TOWERHistoric site2.3 km→🏞️WITTONCountry park3.4 km→🌱Griffin ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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