Carr Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.88521, -2.73879
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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 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
21 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
River Calder, near Garstang
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Wildlife to spot
7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull +19
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Stoat · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- StoatMustela erminea2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2024▾
Field Digger Wasp · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri · Volucella pellucens · Black Snipefly +2
- Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Daffodil · False Oat-grass · Hedge Woundwort · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Greater Celandine
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Lesser Black-backed Gull +19
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Stoat · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- StoatMustela erminea2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2024▾
Field Digger Wasp · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri · Volucella pellucens · Black Snipefly +2
- Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2026▾
Daffodil · False Oat-grass · Hedge Woundwort · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Greater Celandine
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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