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Red Scar Wood

✦ Ancient woodland72 ha

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome72 ha

Getting here

53.78557, -2.62751

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 219m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Cormorant, Coot +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Cormorant, Coot +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Reed, Ivy, Wood Anemone +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hazel, Elder, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
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
Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Douglas Lanepublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mPath type: residential
Old Railway Walkpublic footpath · 503 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 503 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

137 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
The Chipping RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodlands Grovebridleway · 69 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 69 mPath type: residential
Tunbrook Avenuebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mPath type: residential
Elston Greenbridleway · 52 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 52 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath junction at Red Scar Wood

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath junction at Red Scar Wood

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🌱Ribbleton ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Moor ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Moor ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Moor ParkHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Grange ParkUrban park1.8 km→🦉GRANGE VALLEYNature reserve1.8 km→

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