Hartsails Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › North West › Ribble Valley Getting here
53.92534, -2.32603
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Mallard, Grey Heron +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Mallard, Grey Heron +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Harebell, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Wall Lettuce +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Harebell, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Wall Lettuce +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Wild Strawberry, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Peacock +7 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Peacock +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 km ▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail Walking route 105 km ▾
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
Named route Length 105 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾
Named route Length 172.2 km
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Wild Garlic next to the Ribble in Hartsails Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,398 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,398 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Little Egret · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +49
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Curlew Numenius arquata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Owl Athene noctua Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Goosander Mergus merganser2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Harebell · Lesser Celandine · Rambling Tail-moss · Black Medick +6
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,398 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Little Egret · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +49
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Curlew Numenius arquata Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Little Owl Athene noctua Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Goosander Mergus merganser2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Hedgehog
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Harebell · Lesser Celandine · Rambling Tail-moss · Black Medick +6
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025 Ivy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedera helix2024
Hedera helix2024
Wood Ragwort Senecio ovatus2023
Wood Ragwort Senecio ovatus2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2023
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2023
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2023
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2023
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2023
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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