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Nanny Brook Wood

3 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.92123, -2.69350

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Goldfinch +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Goldfinch +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, Maidenhair Spleenwort +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Taxus baccata f. fastigiata, Maidenhair Spleenwort +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Beech +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
The Barnacre RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Grizedale Valley and ScortonCycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oakenclough

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Wyresdale LakeReservoir3.9 km→💧Wyresdale LakeReservoir3.9 km→✦Wyresdale ParkHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St John the Evangelist ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→💧Grizedale LeaReservoir1.6 km→

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