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Lydiate Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.54141, -2.97292

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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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Barn Owl, Peregrine +107 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Barn Owl, Peregrine +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Arrowhead, Field Pansy, Bracken +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Arrowhead, Field Pansy, Bracken +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet, Spotted Dead-nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Green Nettle Weevil, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Black Clock +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Green Nettle Weevil, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Black Clock +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route440 m

Named routeRef 62Length 440 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 62Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route422 m

Named routeRef 62Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route128 m

Named routeRef 62Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

7,598 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,598 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummer

2026

Marsh Harrier · Little Ringed Plover · Barn Owl · Wigeon · Quail +28

Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants21 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Narcissus agg. · Snowdrop · Field Bindweed · Common Fleabane +16

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Poppy AnemoneAnemone coronaria2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,598 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummer

2026

Marsh Harrier · Little Ringed Plover · Barn Owl · Wigeon · Quail +28

Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Common Darter · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants21 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Narcissus agg. · Snowdrop · Field Bindweed · Common Fleabane +16

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Poppy AnemoneAnemone coronaria2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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