Waddecar Scout Activity Centre ✦ Ancient woodland 51 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 51 ha
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53.89164, -2.67876
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert, Lesser Celandine +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Bilberry, Beech +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +158 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +158 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
15 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 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 The Barnacre Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
6,007 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,007 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pheasant · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +2
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Lesser Celandine · Holly · Hazel · Hart's-Tongue · Lords-and-Ladies +27
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Holly Ilex aquifolium Hazel Corylus avellana Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Gorse Ulex europaeus Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,007 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pheasant · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie +2
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Lesser Celandine · Holly · Hazel · Hart's-Tongue · Lords-and-Ladies +27
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Holly Ilex aquifolium Hazel Corylus avellana Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Gorse Ulex europaeus Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntiacus reevesi
Muntiacus reevesi
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Fallow Deer Dama dama
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Crocus neapolitanus Crocus neapolitanus
Crocus neapolitanus Crocus neapolitanus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Dock Rumex
Dock Rumex
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
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