Cow Fall Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › Lancaster Getting here
54.05276, -2.65075
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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 🐕 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 — Curlew, Meadow Pipit, Lesser Black-backed Gull +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Meadow Pipit, Lesser Black-backed Gull +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tormentil, Betony, Common Sorrel +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Platycheirus granditarsus, Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Sorrel, Ramsons, Garlic Mustard +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 8 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 Main Route Cycling route 6.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 6.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 782 m ▾
Named route Ref 90 Length 782 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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.
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Wildlife to spot
3,439 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,439 records · National Biodiversity Network Lesser Black-backed Gull · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Skylark · Chaffinch +44
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Thanatophilus rugosus · Red-legged Shieldbug
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle Oiceoptoma thoracicum Thanatophilus rugosus Thanatophilus rugosus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Spear Thistle · Trailing Bellflower · Angular Solomon's-seal · Common Cottongrass · Eyebright +9
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Angular Solomon's-seal Polygonatum odoratum Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Eyebright Euphrasia2024 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,439 records · National Biodiversity Network Lesser Black-backed Gull · Curlew · Oystercatcher · Skylark · Chaffinch +44
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Sericomyia silentis · Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle · Thanatophilus rugosus · Red-legged Shieldbug
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Red-Breasted Carrion Beetle Oiceoptoma thoracicum Thanatophilus rugosus Thanatophilus rugosus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Spear Thistle · Trailing Bellflower · Angular Solomon's-seal · Common Cottongrass · Eyebright +9
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Angular Solomon's-seal Polygonatum odoratum Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Eyebright Euphrasia2024 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2023
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2023
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2023
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2023 