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Finchcroft Wood

3 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.96657, -2.73238

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
  • 🌿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

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Blackthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Clover, Creeping Buttercup +114 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Red Clover, Creeping Buttercup +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

32 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
Knott EndCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Winmarleigh RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road to Wyreside Hall

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road to Wyreside Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The RecUrban park900 m→💧Wyresdale LakeReservoir3.3 km→💧Wyresdale LakeReservoir3.3 km→✦Wyresdale ParkHistoric site3.6 km→✦Dolphinhome GasworksHistoric site800 m→✦Remains of the gas plant, chimney, wheel pit and mill race of Dolphinholme Worsted MillHistoric site800 m→

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