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Croston Big Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.65289, -2.76251

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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
📍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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone · 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 62Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route895 m

Named routeRef 62Length 895 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.9 km

Named routeRef 62Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route88 m

Named routeRef 62Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

106,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

106,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2025

Redwing · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Starling +64

RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclusEmberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni
Pica pica picaPica pica pica
Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LapwingVanellus vanellus

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Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Wood Anemone

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

106,170 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2025

Redwing · Pied Wagtail · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Starling +64

RedwingTurdus iliacus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
Emberiza schoeniclus schoeniclusEmberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TealAnas crecca
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni
Pica pica picaPica pica pica
Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LapwingVanellus vanellus

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Wood Anemone

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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