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Brook Wood

4 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.80164, -2.82886

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia caricina, Hypoxylon petriniae, Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma +92 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Puccinia caricina, Hypoxylon petriniae, Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma +92 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Meadowsweet +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Cock's-foot, Hogweed +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Cock's-foot, Hogweed +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 622Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route174 m
Named routeRef 622Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Brook Wood

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🌱William Hodgson Sagar Recreation GroundsUrban park3.6 km→🌱Miller GreenUrban park4.9 km→⚽William Segar Hodgson Playing FieldPlaying field3.6 km→⛪St Anne's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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