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Willwife Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.79305, -2.56942

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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
  • 🌿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

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

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Ramsons, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +125 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Speckled Wood +26 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Speckled Wood +26 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus · last seen 2013; Fungi — Razor Strop Fungus · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath To Mercyfield Wood

📷 Rude Health · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath To Mercyfield Wood

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✦Ribchester Roman fort (Bremetennacum)Historic site3 km→✦BremetennacumHistoric site3.1 km→🌱St Paul's ChurchUrban park4.8 km→🌱Towneley GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Towneley GardensUrban park4.9 km→✦WOODFOLD PARKHistoric site4.5 km→

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