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Starbank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.98606, -2.72930

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Great Willowherb +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Curlew, House Sparrow +18 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Curlew, House Sparrow +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Flame Shoulder, Small Square-spot, Brimstone Moth +191 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Small Square-spot, Brimstone Moth +191 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Blackthorn +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 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
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grizedale Valley and ScortonCycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Northern Route To Cockerham and DolphinholmeCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heversham Syke

📷 Karl and Ali · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heversham Syke

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ecohub Forest GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱The RecUrban park1.5 km→🌱Lancaster University Sports CentreUrban park5 km→✦Remains of the gas plant, chimney, wheel pit and mill race of Dolphinholme Worsted MillHistoric site1.4 km→✦Dolphinhome GasworksHistoric site1.4 km→✦Jubilee TowerHistoric site3.3 km→

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