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New Field Wood - Woodland plantation

1 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.90494, -2.33493

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Wildlife

Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 19 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
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Swanside Bridgepublic footpath · 11 m

Built in the 16th century by the monks of Sawley Abbey as part of the packhorse road to Whalley Abbey.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field path from Greenhead Farms descending towards Swanside Bridge

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field path from Greenhead Farms descending towards Swanside Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Sawley Cistercian abbey and associated earthworksHistoric site1 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→🦉SALTHILL QUARRYNature reserve3.9 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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