Long Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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53.97993, -2.69159
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Oystercatcher 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 497m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Oystercatcher 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 497m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Oystercatcher, Lapwing +108 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Oystercatcher, Lapwing +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Red Clover +117 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Red Clover +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +18 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 10 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 The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Grizedale Valley and Scorton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Northern Route To Cockerham and Dolphinholme Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Oakenclough and Harrisend Fell Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Wyre Way heading towards Long Wood
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Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus 2025
2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2025
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2025
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Blinks Montia fontana2025
Blinks Montia fontana2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster2025
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria2025
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria2025
Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria2025
Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria2025
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2025
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2025 