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Crook o' Lune Wood

5 ha

WildlifePicnicBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

54.07500, -2.73514

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Meadowsweet, Devil's-bit Scabious +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Meadowsweet, Devil's-bit Scabious +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +102 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lune Valley RambleWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

City LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km

Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

26,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Wren · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Jackdaw +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Daubenton's Bat

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Carabus nemoralis · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax +2

Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Scathophaga stercoraria

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2026

Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Pendulous Sedge · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood Anemone

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,517 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Wren · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Jackdaw +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Daubenton's Bat

Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Carabus nemoralis · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax +2

Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Scathophaga stercoraria

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2026

Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Pendulous Sedge · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood Anemone

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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