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Huds Brook Plantation

2 ha

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.89611, -2.69249

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Tawny Owl
🍄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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Tawny Owl
🍄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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Tawny Owl, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Tawny Owl, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Pale Stagshorn, Sycamore Tarspot, Olive Oysterling +19 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Pale Stagshorn, Sycamore Tarspot, Olive Oysterling +19 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Small White, Common Flower Bug +191 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Small White, Common Flower Bug +191 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam +121 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam +121 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

20 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

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

The Barnacre RoundCycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Peregrine · Barn Owl · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Black Grouse +1

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
WigeonMareca penelope
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Otter · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brandt's Bat

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2024

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Neoascia obliqua · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire · Syrphus ribesii · Green Dock Beetle +12

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Neoascia obliquaNeoascia obliqua
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Tipula varipennisTipula varipennis
Bibio leucopterusBibio leucopterus
Orthonevra atlanticaOrthonevra atlantica
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata
Dicranophragma nemoraleDicranophragma nemorale
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024

🌿

Plants93 species

springautumn

2026

Lesser Celandine · Holly · Hazel · Himalayan Balsam · Dog's Mercury +88

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HollyIlex aquifolium
HazelCorylus avellana
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
AshFraxinus excelsior
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BeechFagus sylvatica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
ElderSambucus nigra
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Crocus neapolitanusCrocus neapolitanus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
DockRumex
GorseUlex europaeus
CleaversGalium aparine
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Wood StitchwortStellaria nemorum2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
FigFicus carica2024
OsierSalix viminalis2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,435 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Peregrine · Barn Owl · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Black Grouse +1

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
WigeonMareca penelope
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Otter · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brandt's Bat

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2024

🐝

Insects17 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Neoascia obliqua · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire · Syrphus ribesii · Green Dock Beetle +12

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Neoascia obliquaNeoascia obliqua
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Tipula varipennisTipula varipennis
Bibio leucopterusBibio leucopterus
Orthonevra atlanticaOrthonevra atlantica
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata
Dicranophragma nemoraleDicranophragma nemorale
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024

🌿

Plants93 species

springautumn

2026

Lesser Celandine · Holly · Hazel · Himalayan Balsam · Dog's Mercury +88

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HollyIlex aquifolium
HazelCorylus avellana
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
AshFraxinus excelsior
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BeechFagus sylvatica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
ElderSambucus nigra
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
IvyHedera helix
DaisyBellis perennis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Crocus neapolitanusCrocus neapolitanus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
DockRumex
GorseUlex europaeus
CleaversGalium aparine
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Wood StitchwortStellaria nemorum2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
FigFicus carica2024
OsierSalix viminalis2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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