Getting here
53.90568, -2.69297
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Curlew, House Sparrow +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Curlew, House Sparrow +84 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Birch Besom, Candlesnuff Fungus, Small Stagshorn +19 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Birch Besom, Candlesnuff Fungus, Small Stagshorn +19 more · last seen 2018
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Scathophaga stercoraria, Erioconopa trivialis +124 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Scathophaga stercoraria, Erioconopa trivialis +124 more · last seen 2024
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Taxus baccata f. fastigiata +85 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Taxus baccata f. fastigiata +85 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
🚴Cycling
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
The Chipping RoundCycling route
The Barnacre RoundCycling route
Grizedale Valley and ScortonCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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