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Medlar Woods

3 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.80913, -2.87864

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕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

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silver-moss, Greater Periwinkle +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silver-moss, Greater Periwinkle +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Raspberry

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route356 m

Named routeRef 62Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route722 m

Named routeRef 62Length 722 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route395 m

Named routeRef 62Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Blackbird +50

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
CootFulica atra2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
SwiftApus apus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022

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Mammals4 species

springsummer

2024

Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis tenax +4

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

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Plants20 species

summerwinter

2025

Greater Periwinkle · Redshank · Oxeye Daisy · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Gorse +15

Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
IvyHedera helix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Blackbird +50

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
CootFulica atra2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
SwiftApus apus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2024

Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Fallow DeerDama dama

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Eristalis tenax +4

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants20 species

summerwinter

2025

Greater Periwinkle · Redshank · Oxeye Daisy · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Gorse +15

Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
IvyHedera helix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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