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Inskip Wood

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.82084, -2.82904

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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

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 — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Hogweed +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Smooth Sow-thistle, Gorse +144 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Smooth Sow-thistle, Gorse +144 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route

Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network

Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route174 m

Named routeRef 622Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route23 m

Named routeRef 622Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,833 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,833 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

autumn

2025

Barn Owl · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Snipe · Woodpigeon +6

Barn OwlTyto alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Great TitParus major2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024

🐝

Insects32 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +27

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
SyrphusSyrphus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023
Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2023
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2023

🌿

Plants54 species

summerautumn

2025

Gorse · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Thistle · Fool's Parsley · Ash +49

GorseUlex europaeus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
AshFraxinus excelsior
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
BeechFagus sylvatica
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
TimothyPhleum pratense
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Field PansyViola arvensis
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
Wild CherryPrunus avium
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,833 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds11 species

autumn

2025

Barn Owl · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Snipe · Woodpigeon +6

Barn OwlTyto alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Great TitParus major2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024

🐝

Insects32 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +27

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2024
Saucer BugIlyocoris cimicoides2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
SyrphusSyrphus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023
Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2023
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2023

🌿

Plants54 species

summerautumn

2025

Gorse · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Thistle · Fool's Parsley · Ash +49

GorseUlex europaeus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
AshFraxinus excelsior
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
NipplewortLapsana communis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
BeechFagus sylvatica
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
TimothyPhleum pratense
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Field PansyViola arvensis
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum
Wild CherryPrunus avium
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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