Cragg Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 34 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 34 ha
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54.04714, -2.70014
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 228m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 228m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Cottongrass, Bog Asphodel, Bell Heather +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +356 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +356 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Crowberry agg. +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 18 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 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 178 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 178 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.
Photos Cattle above the River Conder at Cragg Wood
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5,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Pheasant +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Curlew Numenius arquata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Barn Owl Tyto alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Black Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser +18
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bog Asphodel · Cowberry · Lousewort · Wood Sage · Trailing Bellflower +10
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2024 Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Angular Solomon's-seal Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Pheasant +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Curlew Numenius arquata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Coal Tit Periparus ater Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Barn Owl Tyto alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Black Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser +18
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 🌿 Plants 15 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bog Asphodel · Cowberry · Lousewort · Wood Sage · Trailing Bellflower +10
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2024 Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Angular Solomon's-seal Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Polygonatum odoratum
Polygonatum odoratum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2024
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2024
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2024
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Norway Spruce Picea abies2024
Norway Spruce Picea abies2024
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2024
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2024 