Bushy Pasture Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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54.06507, -2.74789
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Meadowsweet, Devil's-bit Scabious +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Wood-sorrel, Barren Strawberry +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
Show on map 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
12,231 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,231 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mole · Daubenton's Bat
Mole Talpa europaea Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Carabus nemoralis · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax +8
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Pendulous Sedge · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,231 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mole · Daubenton's Bat
Mole Talpa europaea Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Carabus nemoralis · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax +8
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Pendulous Sedge · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Wood Anemone Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025 Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
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