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Foul Hole Wood

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.76419, -2.96367

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Niger, Red Campion, Wood Speedwell +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Niger, Red Campion, Wood Speedwell +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Elder, White Dead-nettle

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Broad-barred Fusehorn, Lily Beetle, Western Honey Bee +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Broad-barred Fusehorn, Lily Beetle, Western Honey Bee +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 62Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route132 m

Named routeRef 62Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route828 m

Named routeRef 62Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie +85

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
CootFulica atra2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
TealAnas crecca2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
RavenCorvus corax2021

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2025

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2024

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Common FrogRana temporaria2022

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Broad-barred Fusehorn · Lily Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Tropidia scita · German Wasp +1

Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2022
German WaspVespula germanica2021
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2021

🌿

Plants19 species

spring

2025

Red Campion · Niger · Wood Speedwell · White Dead-nettle · Lesser Trefoil +14

Red CampionSilene dioica
NigerGuizotia abyssinica
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
ElderSambucus nigra
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
MarramAmmophila arenaria2023
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2022
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds90 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie +85

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
CootFulica atra2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
TealAnas crecca2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
RavenCorvus corax2021

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2025

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2024

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Common FrogRana temporaria2022

🐝

Insects6 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Broad-barred Fusehorn · Lily Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Tropidia scita · German Wasp +1

Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita2022
German WaspVespula germanica2021
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2021

🌿

Plants19 species

spring

2025

Red Campion · Niger · Wood Speedwell · White Dead-nettle · Lesser Trefoil +14

Red CampionSilene dioica
NigerGuizotia abyssinica
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
ElderSambucus nigra
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
MarramAmmophila arenaria2023
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2022
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Bond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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