Hamer Field Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.88151, -2.76118
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 243m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 243m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
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: The Trough of Bowland
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 18 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
Stones Lanepublic footpath · 27 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Stones Lanepublic footpath · 113 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
18 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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Catterall Gates Lanebridleway · 255 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 255 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
7,745 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,745 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull +28
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Stoat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea2024
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee +6
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Himalayan Honeysuckle · Wall-rue · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Ivy · Taxus baccata f. baccata +42
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,745 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull +28
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CootFulica atra
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Stoat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea2024
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marmalade Hoverfly · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee +6
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Himalayan Honeysuckle · Wall-rue · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Ivy · Taxus baccata f. baccata +42
- Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2024Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusBoxBuxus sempervirens2025BoxBuxus sempervirens2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias2025Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias2025Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2024TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2024Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2024OsierSalix viminalis2024OsierSalix viminalis2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024RodgersiaRodgersia podophylla2024RodgersiaRodgersia podophylla2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Events & activities nearby
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