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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Wyre Getting here
53.91878, -2.75150
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Ramsons +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hogweed +127 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hogweed +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Knott End Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southern Loop to Great Eccleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map The Chipping Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
7,289 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,289 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +25
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 14 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona glaucia +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025 Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025 🌿 Plants 35 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Holly · Beech · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Maidenhair Spleenwort +30
Holly Ilex aquifolium Beech Fagus sylvatica Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Taxus baccata f. fastigiata2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,289 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +25
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mole
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 14 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona glaucia +9
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025 Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025 Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025 🌿 Plants 35 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Holly · Beech · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Maidenhair Spleenwort +30
Holly Ilex aquifolium Beech Fagus sylvatica Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Taxus baccata f. fastigiata2025 Taxus baccata f. baccata Taxus baccata f. baccata Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator2025
Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2025
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Mexican Orange Choisya ternata
Bay Laurus nobilis
Bay Laurus nobilis
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Box Buxus sempervirens
Box Buxus sempervirens
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2025
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Rubus hylocharis Rubus hylocharis2025
Rubus hylocharis Rubus hylocharis2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025 