Carr Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.74278, -2.68802
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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
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Giant Blackberry, Rubus tuberculatus, Ramsons +34 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Blackberry, Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert +291 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 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 route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Old Tram Road public footpath · 302 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 302 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Old Tram Road public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Old Tram Road public footpath · 191 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 191 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 222 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Winery Lane bridleway · 279 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 279 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Winery Lane bridleway · 30 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 30 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Winery Lane bridleway · 23 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 23 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Winery Lane bridleway · 31 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 31 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Winery Lane bridleway · 4 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 4 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Footbridge over A6 near Dog Kennel Wood
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Wildlife to spot
39,298 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,298 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Mole · Brown Rat
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp · Common Carder Bee +4
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 🌿 Plants 84 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Coltsfoot · Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Chicory +79
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Chicory Cichorium intybus2025 Primrose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,298 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Mole · Brown Rat
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp · Common Carder Bee +4
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 🌿 Plants 84 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Coltsfoot · Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Chicory +79
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Chicory Cichorium intybus2025 Primrose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricket
Oak Bush-cricket
Meconema thalassinum2025
Meconema thalassinum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Fatsia Fatsia japonica2025
Fatsia Fatsia japonica2025
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus2025
Rubus tuberculatus Rubus tuberculatus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Rubus wirralensis Rubus wirralensis2025
Rubus wirralensis Rubus wirralensis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima2025
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima2025
Hybrid Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media2025
Hybrid Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media2025
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum2025
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Yellow Bristle-grass Setaria pumila2025
Yellow Bristle-grass Setaria pumila2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2025
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2025
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2025
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Rubus newbouldii Rubus newbouldii2025
Rubus newbouldii Rubus newbouldii2025
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum2025
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Solanum crispum Solanum crispum2025
Solanum crispum Solanum crispum2025
Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus2025
Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2025
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena2025
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena2025
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Cut-Leaved Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Heterophylla'2025
Cut-Leaved Beech Fagus sylvatica group 'Heterophylla'2025
Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus2025
Mexican Aster Cosmos bipinnatus2025
Walnut Juglans regia2025
Walnut Juglans regia2025
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus2025
Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus2025
Silver Lime Tilia tomentosa2025
Silver Lime Tilia tomentosa2025
Cappadocian Maple Acer cappadocicum2025
Cappadocian Maple Acer cappadocicum2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata2025
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta2025
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides2025
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides2025
Yellow Oxeye Buphthalmum speciosum2025
Yellow Oxeye Buphthalmum speciosum2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2025
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 