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Park Coppice

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

54.00455, -2.80176

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Wigeon, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Wigeon, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Beech +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Great Willowherb, Cuckooflower +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lune Valley RambleWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 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
City LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Northern Route To Cockerham and DolphinholmeCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Leach House Lanebridleway · 99 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 99 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park Coppice and the Lancaster Canal

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park Coppice and the Lancaster Canal

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🌱Williamson ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Williamson ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Ecohub Forest GardenUrban park900 m→🌱Barton Road Playing FieldUrban park3.1 km→🌱Fork to Fork Forest GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Scotch Quarry Urban ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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