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Clare's Wood

1 ha
BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Spotted Woodpecker and Robin
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nipplewort, Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nipplewort, Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Beech +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis arbustorum, Glischrochilus hortensis, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis arbustorum, Glischrochilus hortensis, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route207 m
Named routeRef 862Length 207 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route446 m
Named routeRef 862Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 862Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route143 m
Named routeRef 862Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route366 m
Named routeRef 862Length 366 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path from Moor Game Farm to Mossnook Farm near Whalley's Wood

Path from Moor Game Farm to Mossnook Farm near Whalley's Wood

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