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Park Wood - Conifer woodland

175 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

Mountain bikesDogsWalks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome175 ha

Getting here

54.01095, -2.39810

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via The 8
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Mountain biking

2 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: The 8

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 39.4 km

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
The 8 - Bottomspublic footpath · 505 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 505 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway
The 8public footpath · 171 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 171 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The 8Mountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through Gisburn Forest

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through Gisburn Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Stocks ReservoirReservoir2 km→💧Stocks ReservoirReservoir2 km→⛪St Bartholomew with St James ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Bowl barrow west of Brown Hills BeckHistoric site3.5 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→

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