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Helks Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

54.11966, -2.74614

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sand Leek, Herb-Robert, Hart's-Tongue +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Sand Leek, Elder, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Suillia variegata, Tawny Mining Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Suillia variegata, Tawny Mining Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Short RouteWalking route1.1 km
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound trip
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Long RouteWalking route2.5 km
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound trip
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Cycling

50 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
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route509 m
Named routeRef 6Length 509 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bowman Stout Wood, Over Kellet

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bowman Stout Wood, Over Kellet

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hermitage FieldUrban park4.7 km→✦Old RectoryHistoric site3.1 km→✦Warton Old RectoryHistoric site3.1 km→✦Warton Lime KilnHistoric site3.3 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→🌱Crag Bank ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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