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Middleton Wood - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 Ian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

54.03988, -2.88206

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 275m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 34 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
Peplow Roadpublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mPath type: residential
Clay Lanepublic footpath · 110 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 110 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Mossgate Parkpublic footpath · 117 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 117 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
City LoopCycling 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
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 69Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heysham Moss

📷 Ian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heysham Moss

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West End GardensUrban park2.8 km→🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.6 km→🌱West End GardensUrban park2.8 km→🌱Glebe GardenUrban park1.5 km→🌱Glebe GardenUrban park1.5 km→🌱Poulton HallUrban park4 km→

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