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Duke's Wood

5 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Sandpiper and Curlew
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Common Sandpiper, Curlew, Oystercatcher +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Sandpiper, Curlew, Oystercatcher +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Snipefly, Bilberry Bumblebee, Marsh Snipefly +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Snipefly, Bilberry Bumblebee, Marsh Snipefly +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush, Mat-grass, Purple Moor-grass +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush, Mat-grass, Purple Moor-grass +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Water Cress, Common Sorrel +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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