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Colt House Wood

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.68424, -2.69023

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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
🅿️Worden Park Overflow Car Park 243m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Worden Park Overflow Car Park 243m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus, Great Tit, Columba palumbus palumbus +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus, Great Tit, Columba palumbus palumbus +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Green Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Green Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 public paths nearby

Public paths

Park Roadpublic footpath · 194 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Chestnut Courtpublic footpath · 109 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Penwortham to LeylandCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chorley LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route295 m

Named routeRef 55Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

31,951 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,951 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus · Parus major newtoni · Pica pica pica · Columba palumbus palumbus · Great Tit +35

Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Chloris chloris chlorisChloris chloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,951 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus · Parus major newtoni · Pica pica pica · Columba palumbus palumbus · Great Tit +35

Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Chloris chloris chlorisChloris chloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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