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New Bridge Wood

5 ha

📷 Bryan Pready · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.89721, -2.66271

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Peregrine +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Peregrine +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Heath, Large White, Northern Spinach +235 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Heath, Large White, Northern Spinach +235 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Bilberry, Bluebell +58 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heather, Bilberry, Bluebell +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Sheep's Sorrel, Hawthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
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
Grizedale Valley and ScortonCycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile at New Bridge Wood

📷 Bryan Pready · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile at New Bridge Wood

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🏞️BEACON FELLCountry park2 km→🌱Beacon Fell Country ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Beacon Fell Country ParkUrban park2 km→✦Round cairn on Parlick PikeHistoric site3 km→⛪St John the Evangelist ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→💧Grizedale LeaReservoir4.9 km→

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