Black Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.03529, -2.80037
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
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 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
96 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
City LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,224 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,224 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock +29
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Bat · Feral Cat +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BatChiroptera
- Feral CatFelis catus
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · Eristalis tenax +1
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Hart's-Tongue · Garlic Mustard · Holly +56
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,224 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock +29
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Bat · Feral Cat +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BatChiroptera
- Feral CatFelis catus
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · Eristalis tenax +1
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Hart's-Tongue · Garlic Mustard · Holly +56
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
