Garden Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.81232, -2.71929
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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Preston Guild WheelWalking route▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Brass Pan Lanebridleway · 958 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 958 mPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
5,000 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,000 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Shoveler · Wigeon +26
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- PochardAythya ferina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Water Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird
- Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Wrinkled Fieldcap · Ground Elder Rust · Umbellifer Mildew · Geranium Rust · Giant Polypore +4
- Wrinkled FieldcapAgrocybe rivulosa
- Ground Elder RustPuccinia aegopodii
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Geranium RustUromyces geranii
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Mallrug, Mallryg
Cow Parsley · Stinking Iris · Betula utilis · Walnut · Copper Beech +6
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Betula utilisBetula utilis2025
- WalnutJuglans regia2025
- Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
- LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,000 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Shoveler · Wigeon +26
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- PochardAythya ferina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Water Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird
- Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Wrinkled Fieldcap · Ground Elder Rust · Umbellifer Mildew · Geranium Rust · Giant Polypore +4
- Wrinkled FieldcapAgrocybe rivulosa
- Ground Elder RustPuccinia aegopodii
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Geranium RustUromyces geranii
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Mallrug, Mallryg
Cow Parsley · Stinking Iris · Betula utilis · Walnut · Copper Beech +6
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Betula utilisBetula utilis2025
- WalnutJuglans regia2025
- Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025
- LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Claviceps purpurea
Claviceps purpurea
Podosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobiiDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraeDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraeSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2025Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Events & activities nearby
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