🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.80045, -2.97583
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Herring Gull, Shoveler +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Herring Gull, Shoveler +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Hogweed, Blackthorn +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Marsh Woundwort, Common Toadflax +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Marsh Woundwort, Common Toadflax +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Mallow Rust, Daisy Rust, Fairy Ring Champignon · last seen 2025; Fungi — Mallow Rust, Daisy Rust, Fairy Ring Champignon · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tower WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Park WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Photos
Farmland towards Gipsy Hole Wood
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