Poulton's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › North West › Wyre Getting here
53.86560, -2.72070
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Lords-and-Ladies +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Peacock +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Peacock +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn, Bilberry +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Brock Side public footpath · 534 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 534 m Path type: service
Show on map Brock Side public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Path type: service
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Knott End Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southern Loop to Great Eccleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map The Chipping Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,727 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,727 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie +30
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Boletina dubia · Mycetophila fungorum · Mycetophila ornata +10
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Boletina dubia Boletina dubia2024 Mycetophila fungorum Mycetophila fungorum2024 Mycetophila ornata Mycetophila ornata2024 Mycetophila marginata Mycetophila marginata 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · False Oat-grass · Butterbur · Wood Anemone · Garlic Mustard +8
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Butterbur Petasites hybridus Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,727 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie +30
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Boletina dubia · Mycetophila fungorum · Mycetophila ornata +10
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Boletina dubia Boletina dubia2024 Mycetophila fungorum Mycetophila fungorum2024 Mycetophila ornata Mycetophila ornata2024 Mycetophila marginata Mycetophila marginata 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · False Oat-grass · Butterbur · Wood Anemone · Garlic Mustard +8
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius Butterbur Petasites hybridus Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Tinodes maclachlani Tinodes maclachlani2024
Tinodes maclachlani Tinodes maclachlani2024
Mycetophila ocellus Mycetophila ocellus2024
Mycetophila ocellus Mycetophila ocellus2024
Mycetophila britannica Mycetophila britannica2024
Mycetophila britannica Mycetophila britannica2024
Coelosia flava Coelosia flava2024
Coelosia flava Coelosia flava2024
Mycetophila curviseta Mycetophila curviseta2024
Mycetophila curviseta Mycetophila curviseta2024
Pseudobrachypeza helvetica Pseudobrachypeza helvetica2024
Pseudobrachypeza helvetica Pseudobrachypeza helvetica2024
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2024
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2024
Mycetophila formosa Mycetophila formosa2024
Mycetophila formosa Mycetophila formosa2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 2024
2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2024
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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