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Mears Beck Wood

14 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

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54.07956, -2.67702

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine, Hogweed +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine, Hogweed +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lune Valley RambleWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

29 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 route27 m

Named routeRef 69Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route157 m

Named routeRef 69Length 157 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 69Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2025

Rook · Jackdaw · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Swallow +45

RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CootFulica atra
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana +2

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Epistrophe grossulariae

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Trailing Bellflower · Meadow Vetchling · Tufted Vetch · Broad-leaved Helleborine

Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2025

Rook · Jackdaw · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Swallow +45

RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CurlewNumenius arquata
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TealAnas crecca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CootFulica atra
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwiftApus apus
House SparrowPasser domesticus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana +2

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Epistrophe grossulariae

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Trailing Bellflower · Meadow Vetchling · Tufted Vetch · Broad-leaved Helleborine

Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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