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Crawstone Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

54.12055, -2.78404

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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 250m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Short RouteWalking route1.1 km
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound trip
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Long RouteWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound trip
Thwaite Brow Lanepublic footpath · 327 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 327 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Mount Pleasant Lanepublic footpath · 419 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 419 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

47 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
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 route509 m
Named routeRef 6Length 509 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Dertern Lanebridleway · 429 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 429 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Enclosed farm track near to Crag Bank

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Enclosed farm track near to Crag Bank

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Warton Lime KilnHistoric site2.8 km→✦Old RectoryHistoric site2.8 km→✦Warton Old RectoryHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Crag Bank ParkUrban park600 m→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→🐄Archers CafeVisitor farm2.3 km→

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