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Red Scar Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

131 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

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