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✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.95146, -2.32848

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Meadowsweet, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Common Bistort +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The 8Mountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Monubent Lanebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mPath type: bridleway
Monubent Lanebridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmPath type: bridleway
Monubent Lanebridleway · 67 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stoop Lane

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stoop Lane

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✦Sawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworksHistoric site4.3 km→✦GISBURNE PARKHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.3 km→✦Castle HaughHistoric site4.5 km→✦Castle Haugh Ringwork, NewsholmeHistoric site4.5 km→

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