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Wood Tarnsyke

2 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

54.00248, -2.62883

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pheasant, Swallow +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pheasant, Swallow +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White +72 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White +72 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Bent Grass, Purple Moor-grass +59 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Bent Grass, Purple Moor-grass +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Elder, Blackthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Earthtongue, Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2021; Fungi — Earthtongue, Snowy Waxcap · last seen 2021

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tarnsyke Wood at the foot of Tarnbrook Fell

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tarnsyke Wood at the foot of Tarnbrook Fell

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✦Jubilee TowerHistoric site4.7 km→💧Abbeystead ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→💧Abbeystead ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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