Cold Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › North West › Lancaster Getting here
54.09648, -2.62140
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🌿 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 — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bird's-nest Orchid, Wall Lettuce, Himalayan Balsam +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Downlooker Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Carabus problematicus +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Downlooker Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Carabus problematicus +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Ramsons, Common Bistort +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map Bentham Bike Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 27 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 157 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 157 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Spring, edge of Cold Park Wood
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Wildlife to spot
25,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,095 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Little Egret · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +49
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Otter
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carabus problematicus · Early Bumblebee · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Himalayan Balsam · Water Mint · Daisy · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Wall Lettuce +4
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Water Mint Mentha aquatica Daisy Bellis perennis Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Red Campion Silene dioica Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,095 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Little Egret · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +49
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Otter
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carabus problematicus · Early Bumblebee · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Himalayan Balsam · Water Mint · Daisy · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Wall Lettuce +4
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Water Mint Mentha aquatica Daisy Bellis perennis Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis Red Campion Silene dioica Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis
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