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Longmire Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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54.06846, -2.74747

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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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Campsite

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 — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Wren +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Meadowsweet, Devil's-bit Scabious +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Meadowsweet, Devil's-bit Scabious +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +107 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Wood-sorrel, Barren Strawberry +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lune Valley RambleWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

69 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

City LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km

Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

15,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +38

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Mole · Daubenton's Bat

MoleTalpa europaea
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii

🐝

Insects13 species

springautumn

2026

Carabus nemoralis · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax +8

Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2026

Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Pendulous Sedge · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,277 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

winter

2026

Carrion Crow · Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +38

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Mole · Daubenton's Bat

MoleTalpa europaea
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii

🐝

Insects13 species

springautumn

2026

Carabus nemoralis · Early Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Eristalis pertinax +8

Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025

🌿

Plants9 species

spring

2026

Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Pendulous Sedge · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +4

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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