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Wixland Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 David Brinicombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.97978, -3.99327

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, House Sparrow, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Lecanora expallens, Ramalina farinacea, Script Lichen +17 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Lecanora expallens, Ramalina farinacea, Script Lichen +17 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Soft Shield-fern, Lords-and-Ladies +197 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Rowan, Hawthorn +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +95 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +95 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

wintersummer

2025

Swift · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Jay · Mistle Thrush +20

SwiftApus apus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Great TitParus major2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Hazel Dormouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springautumn

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects42 species

summerautumn

2024

Large White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +37

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2022
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2022
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2022
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2022
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2022
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2021
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2021
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020
EristalisEristalis2020
Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2020
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
GraylingHipparchia semele2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019

🌿

Plants4 species

summerautumn

2021

Ragged-Robin · Southern Marsh-orchid · Lords-and-Ladies · Nuttall's Waterweed

Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2020
Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

wintersummer

2025

Swift · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Jay · Mistle Thrush +20

SwiftApus apus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Great TitParus major2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
DipperCinclus cinclus2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2023

Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Hazel Dormouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springautumn

2023

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects42 species

summerautumn

2024

Large White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +37

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2022
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022
Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2022
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumataVolucella bombylans subsp. plumata2022
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2022
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2022
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2022
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2022
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2022
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2021
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2021
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020
EristalisEristalis2020
Sericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiens2020
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
GraylingHipparchia semele2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019

🌿

Plants4 species

summerautumn

2021

Ragged-Robin · Southern Marsh-orchid · Lords-and-Ladies · Nuttall's Waterweed

Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2020
Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Brinicombe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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