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Hollin Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

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54.05915, -2.70712

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Bluebell, Scots Pine +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Bluebell, Scots Pine +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +224 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +224 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Ramsons +1 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lune Valley RambleWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 69Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route27 m

Named routeRef 69Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 69Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,068 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,068 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds59 species

spring

2025

Greenfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +54

GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoosanderMergus merganser
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Barn OwlTyto alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Common GullLarus canus

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Insects9 species

summer

2025

Mesembrina meridiana · Epistrophe grossulariae · Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · Bilberry Bumblebee +4

Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Red-legged Shieldbug

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Plants23 species

spring

2025

Dog's Mercury · Bluebell · Scots Pine · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Trifolium incarnatum +18

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Lousewort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,068 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

spring

2025

Greenfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +54

GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoosanderMergus merganser
RedshankTringa totanus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Barn OwlTyto alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Common GullLarus canus

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Mesembrina meridiana · Epistrophe grossulariae · Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · Bilberry Bumblebee +4

Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Red-legged Shieldbug

🌿

Plants23 species

spring

2025

Dog's Mercury · Bluebell · Scots Pine · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Trifolium incarnatum +18

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Lousewort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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Ruined building above Artle Beck

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