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New Park

28 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

54.17932, -2.65259

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Ramsons +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Sepsis cynipsea, Melanostoma mellinum, Platycheirus albimanus +263 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine, Hawthorn +76 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine, Hawthorn +76 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
Cumbria CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ride, New Park plantation on Docker Moor

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ride, New Park plantation on Docker Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman fort and civil settlement, Over BurrowHistoric site4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Devil's BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→✦CAPERNWRAY HALLHistoric site4.8 km→✦Cockpit Hill, medieval motte castleHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Fairbank PlantationUrban park4.6 km→

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