Poulton's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.85506, -2.72680
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
Named cycling route nearby: Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
5,976 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- TealAnas crecca
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Cantharis nigricans · Scathophaga stercoraria · River Skater +1
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- River SkaterAquarius najas
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Nettle · Sycamore · Himalayan Balsam · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine +11
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie +37
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great TitParus major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- TealAnas crecca
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Cantharis nigricans · Scathophaga stercoraria · River Skater +1
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- River SkaterAquarius najas
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Nettle · Sycamore · Himalayan Balsam · Hogweed · Lesser Celandine +11
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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