Smithy Fold Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.89776, -2.27161
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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km▾
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route50 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route207 m▾
Named routeLength 207 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route734 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,831 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Curlew · Wren · Wigeon · Woodpigeon +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Otter · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Privet Strider · Athripsodes albifrons · Early Bumblebee
- Privet StriderMacrophya punctumalbum
- Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2021
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Citrine Waxcap
- Citrine WaxcapHygrocybe citrinovirens
Black Bryony · Snow-in-summer · Betony · Wood Avens · Snowberry +60
- Black BryonyTamus communis2024
- Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2019
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2019
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,831 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Curlew · Wren · Wigeon · Woodpigeon +39
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Otter · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Privet Strider · Athripsodes albifrons · Early Bumblebee
- Privet StriderMacrophya punctumalbum
- Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2021
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021
Citrine Waxcap
- Citrine WaxcapHygrocybe citrinovirens
Black Bryony · Snow-in-summer · Betony · Wood Avens · Snowberry +60
- Black BryonyTamus communis2024
- Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2019
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2019
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
