Big Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.75516, -2.99372
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Moss Hall Lanebridleway · 667 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 667 mPath type: track
Moss Hall Lanebridleway · 76 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 76 mPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
32,356 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,356 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds104 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Mallard · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +99
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red-eared Terrapin · European Pond Terrapin
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
- European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Alder Leaf Beetle · Lime Aphid · Aphrophora alni +28
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Trioza remotaTrioza remota
Beech · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Elder · Snowdrop · Red Campion +92
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- ElderSambucus nigra
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Red CampionSilene dioica2025
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,356 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds104 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Mallard · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull +99
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red-eared Terrapin · European Pond Terrapin
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
- European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Alder Leaf Beetle · Lime Aphid · Aphrophora alni +28
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
- Trioza remotaTrioza remota
Beech · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Elder · Snowdrop · Red Campion +92
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- ElderSambucus nigra
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Red CampionSilene dioica2025
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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