Getting here
53.89244, -2.79625
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tree Sparrow +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tree Sparrow +83 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +53 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Lords-and-Ladies, Himalayan Honeysuckle +87 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Beech, Lords-and-Ladies, Himalayan Honeysuckle +87 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ground Elder Rust, Mallrug, Mallryg, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Ground Elder Rust, Mallrug, Mallryg, Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. +6 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
🚴Cycling
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 6Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Knott EndCycling route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
The Chipping RoundCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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