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Garden Wood

2 ha

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.81859, -2.72447

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hyacinthoides +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hyacinthoides +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Copper Beech, Walnut, Ground-elder +1 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brass Pan Lanebridleway · 958 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 958 mPath type: unclassified
Brass Pan Lanebridleway · 343 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 343 mPath type: unclassified
Brass Pan Lanebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dog Stinkhorn @ Barton Hall

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dog Stinkhorn @ Barton Hall

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