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Denham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Ground-elder +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Cuckooflower, Japanese Knotweed +109 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +121 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +121 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 50 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brown House Bridgepublic footpath · 11 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: track
Simpson Fold Bridgepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: track
Brown House Lanepublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorley LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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