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Heck Plantation

3 ha

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.99367, -2.66920

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Robin +101 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Robin +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Common Nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Red Campion +106 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Red Campion +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Marmalade Hoverfly +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Marmalade Hoverfly +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Northern Route To Cockerham and DolphinholmeCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Oakenclough and Harrisend FellCycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lee Plantation, near Abbeystead

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lee Plantation, near Abbeystead

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Jubilee TowerHistoric site2.7 km→✦Remains of the gas plant, chimney, wheel pit and mill race of Dolphinholme Worsted MillHistoric site4.7 km→✦Dolphinhome GasworksHistoric site4.7 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→💧Abbeystead ReservoirReservoir1.6 km→💧Abbeystead ReservoirReservoir1.6 km→

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