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Cuerdale Wood - Woodland plantation

1 ha

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.76338, -2.63811

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
ParkingToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
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
Preston Guild Wheelpublic footpath · 314 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 314 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Preston Guild Wheelpublic footpath · 605 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 605 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

167 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slip road for A59 at Junction 31 M6

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slip road for A59 at Junction 31 M6

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Ribbleton ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Avenham ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Avenham ParkHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Miller ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Withy Grove ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Moor ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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