Kirkby Gill Wood - Woodland plantation
3 ha
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.08617, -2.64626
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route27 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route157 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 157 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 69Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rook · Jackdaw · Robin · Swallow · Goldfinch +44
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TealAnas crecca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
- CootFulica atra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
🌿Plants8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Water Mint · Trailing Bellflower · Meadow Vetchling · Tufted Vetch · Spear Thistle +3
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rook · Jackdaw · Robin · Swallow · Goldfinch +44
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TealAnas crecca
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
- CootFulica atra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐝Insects3 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
🌿Plants8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Water Mint · Trailing Bellflower · Meadow Vetchling · Tufted Vetch · Spear Thistle +3
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hemlock Water-dropwort
Hemlock Water-dropwort
Oenanthe crocata
Oenanthe crocata
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifoliumCommon CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium