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Intack Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

54.05252, -2.70848

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Cottongrass, Dog's Mercury, Bell Heather +47 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cottongrass, Dog's Mercury, Bell Heather +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Opomyza germinationis, Scathophaga stercoraria, Black Snipefly +376 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Opomyza germinationis, Scathophaga stercoraria, Black Snipefly +376 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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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

Photos

Ruinous barn north-west of Cragg Wood

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruinous barn north-west of Cragg Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Williamson ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Williamson ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Hermitage FieldUrban park3.3 km→🌱Friends of Williamson Park GardenUrban park4.8 km→✦The Ancient Oak & Fish StepsHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Bull Beck Picnic SiteUrban park2.9 km→

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