Springs Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
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54.19390, -2.54462
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 81m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 81m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Water Mint, Horse-chestnut +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Mint, Common Bistort, Spotted Dead-nettle
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ingleton Waterfalls Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakes & Dales Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref LDL Regional cycle route
Show on map Yorkshire Dales Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref YDC Regional cycle route
Show on map Cumbria Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 30 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 215 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 215 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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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3,478 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,478 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Swallow · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Pied Wagtail +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Curlew Numenius arquata Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Mole
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell +10
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023 Peacock Aglais io2023 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Speckled Wood Water Mint · Horse-chestnut · Quaking-grass · Lesser Stitchwort · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +13
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Quaking-grass Briza media Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,478 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Swallow · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Pied Wagtail +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Curlew Numenius arquata Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2022 Siskin Spinus spinus2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Mole
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell +10
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2023 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023 Peacock Aglais io2023 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Speckled Wood Water Mint · Horse-chestnut · Quaking-grass · Lesser Stitchwort · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +13
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Quaking-grass Briza media Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pararge aegeria2023
Pararge aegeria2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2023
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2023
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2023
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2024
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2024
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2023
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum2023
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2023
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2023
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum2023
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum2023
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2023
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2023
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2023
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2023
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2022
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2022
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2022
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2022 