Aughton Woods
Step into Aughton Woods in the Lune Valley and enter a magical ancient woodland where wildlife and wildflowers flourish.
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Restoring Aughton Woods
At Aughton Woods nature is being given a helping hand to restore this collection of semi-natural and ancient woodlands and wildflower meadows.
Ringley Woods
Nestled in a steep wooded valley, Ringley Woods is home to nuthatches, woodpeckers, sparrowhawks and more. Explore this tranquil Kingfisher Trail site.
Chicken of the woods
Chicken of the woods is a sulphur-yellow bracket fungus of trees in woods, parks and gardens. It can often be found in tiered clusters on oak, but also likes beech, chestnut, cherry and even yew…
If you go down to the woods today...
One of the most interesting parts of my job, working for Lancashire Wildlife Trust, is introducing our members to the various projects we have across our region.
Boilton, Nab, Redscar and Tunbrook Woods
Foxes, roe deer and stunning birds of prey lay claim to one of the largest remaining areas of ancient, semi-natural, deciduous woodland in the North West.
Wood warbler
Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.
Beech and yew wood
Soaring beech trunks and a feeling of spaciousness mean that these woods have often been likened to cathedrals. Dense shade means that little grows on the thick layer of fallen leaves underfoot,…
Atlantic oak wood
These are the atmospheric oak woods of the Celtic upland fringes, where the mild, moist oceanic climate allows luxurious mats of mosses to carpet the rocky ground and creep up gnarled trunks,…
Lowland mixed oak and ash wood
Lowland mixed oak and ash woods include the iconic bluebell woods so central to our notion of British woodland. Mostly quite small and bounded by ancient banks, they are full of history. At their…
Wood spurge
As its name suggests, Wood spurge is found in woodlands. It is an attractive evergreen that displays cup-shaped, green flowers in clusters and dark green leaves.
Wood forget-me-not
Look for the pretty, azure-blue flowers of Wood forget-me-not along woodland rides and hedgerows, and in ancient and wet woodlands. Varieties of this flower for the garden are very popular.