Bridge House Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.99674, -2.40726
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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
The 8public footpath · 171 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 171 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The 8Mountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
45,999 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
45,999 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
45,999 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum
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