Broadleaved woodland near Little Marton Moss Side
2 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.80829, -3.00631
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Tower WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Park WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route507 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
39,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,633 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Magpie · Herring Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow +32
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🌿Plants41 species
winterspring
2026▾
Daisy · Cleavers · Blackthorn · Yew · Darwin's Barberry +36
- DaisyBellis perennis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- YewTaxus baccata
- Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
- IvyHedera helix
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,633 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Magpie · Herring Gull · Mallard · Carrion Crow +32
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
🦌Mammals2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🌿Plants41 species
winterspring
2026▾
Daisy · Cleavers · Blackthorn · Yew · Darwin's Barberry +36
- DaisyBellis perennis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- YewTaxus baccata
- Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
- IvyHedera helix
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaTaxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.BulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumCornelian-cherryCornus masCornelian-cherryCornus masHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025