Sprodley Wood - Mixed woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.59270, -2.74365
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 184m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 184m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Native broadleaved woodland
Free
Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route317 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Wildlife to spot
13,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,653 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Platycheirus scutatus · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +5
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Wild Angelica · Tufted Vetch · Great Horsetail · Ribwort Plantain +23
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,653 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Platycheirus scutatus · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +5
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Wild Angelica · Tufted Vetch · Great Horsetail · Ribwort Plantain +23
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisBroad Buckler-fern
Broad Buckler-fern
Dryopteris dilatata
Dryopteris dilatata
PolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaArrowheadSagittaria sagittifoliaOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisEvents & activities nearby
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