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Gonder Lane Wood

2 ha

📷 Bob Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.88653, -2.71015

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pale Stagshorn, Sycamore Tarspot, Olive Oysterling +13 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Pale Stagshorn, Sycamore Tarspot, Olive Oysterling +13 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Elder +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Sepsis cynipsea +200 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Sepsis cynipsea +200 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Dog's Mercury +114 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Dog's Mercury +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 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
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gonder Lane Wood

📷 Bob Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Garstang market crossHistoric site4.5 km→🏞️BEACON FELLCountry park3.5 km→🌱Beacon Fell Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Thomas's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→🌱Bilsborrow Village Hall ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱The Millenium GreenUrban park4.5 km→

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