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Places › England › North West › Wyre Getting here
53.87656, -2.74730
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Orange Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Orange Balsam, Lords-and-Ladies +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Knott End Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southern Loop to Great Eccleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map The Chipping Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +29
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Field Digger Wasp · Scaeva pyrastri · Banded Demoiselle
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2024 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Lords-and-Ladies · Daffodil · False Oat-grass · Hedge Woundwort +3
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,279 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +29
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Common Gull Larus canus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Field Digger Wasp · Scaeva pyrastri · Banded Demoiselle
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis2024 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Lords-and-Ladies · Daffodil · False Oat-grass · Hedge Woundwort +3
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Butterbur
Butterbur
Petasites hybridus2025
Petasites hybridus2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2024
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2024 