Bower Wood

Wood, Forest in Lancashire South Lakeland

England

Bower Wood

Stone Column — Stone Column Credit: Peter McDermott

Bower Wood is a picturesque woodland located in the county of Lancashire, England. Situated near the town of Chorley, it covers an area of approximately 200 acres, making it a significant natural feature in the region. The wood is part of the larger Bowerham Estate, which has been owned by the same family for generations.

The woodland is predominantly composed of broadleaf trees, including oak, beech, and birch, which create a beautiful and diverse ecosystem. Due to its rich biodiversity, Bower Wood has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), recognizing its importance for conservation and research purposes.

Visitors to Bower Wood can enjoy a variety of activities, such as walking, wildlife spotting, and photography. The well-maintained footpaths and trails make it easy to explore the wood and discover its hidden treasures. The wood is home to a wide range of wildlife, including deer, foxes, rabbits, and a plethora of bird species, making it a haven for nature enthusiasts.

The tranquil and peaceful atmosphere of Bower Wood also makes it a popular spot for relaxation and mindfulness. The sound of rustling leaves, chirping birds, and the gentle flow of a nearby stream all contribute to the serene ambiance of the wood.

Overall, Bower Wood in Lancashire is a captivating destination for those seeking a connection with nature. Its natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and accessibility make it an ideal location for a peaceful and enjoyable woodland experience.

Show me another place!

If you have any feedback on the listing, please let us know in the comments section below.

Bower Wood Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.158767/-3.1329431 or Grid Reference SD2674. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Stone Column

Stone Column

Peter McDermott

Urswick Tarn

Urswick Tarn

Peter McDermott

Great Urswick What was the Derby Arms public house in Great Urswick.

Great Urswick

What was the Derby Arms public house in Great Urswick.

Peter McDermott

Hill Farm

Hill Farm

Peter McDermott

Limestone outcrop near Green Slacks A cluster of wind shaped trees have gained a foothold in the grikes in the outcropping limestone.
Part of the outcrop was incorporated into defensive wall around what is probably an Iron Age farmstead; some of the earthworks are discernible to the right of the trees.

Limestone outcrop near Green Slacks

A cluster of wind shaped trees have gained a foothold in the grikes in the outcropping limestone. Part of the outcrop was incorporated into defensive wall around what is probably an Iron Age farmstead; some of the earthworks are discernible to the right of the trees.

Lane behind Greenbank Gardens This lane takes a public footpath to the east of Little Urswick village. The houses to the left are on Greenbank Gardens.

Lane behind Greenbank Gardens

This lane takes a public footpath to the east of Little Urswick village. The houses to the left are on Greenbank Gardens.

Arrow mark, Lowfield Bridge This carved arrow is at the bottom of the abutment of Lowfield Bridge on the north east side. It is not an Ordnance Survey benchmark.
The bridge has been rebuilt twice due to mining subsidence and the original arch is long gone, but this part of the abutment is original. More recent brickwork from the mid-1960s rebuilding is evident to the left of the photograph.

Arrow mark, Lowfield Bridge

This carved arrow is at the bottom of the abutment of Lowfield Bridge on the north east side. It is not an Ordnance Survey benchmark. The bridge has been rebuilt twice due to mining subsidence and the original arch is long gone, but this part of the abutment is original. More recent brickwork from the mid-1960s rebuilding is evident to the left of the photograph.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark This OS cut mark can be found on the NW angle of St Peter&#039;s Church. It marks a point 73.786m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

This OS cut mark can be found on the NW angle of St Peter's Church. It marks a point 73.786m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark This OS cut mark can be found on the gatepost east side of the road. It marks a point 83.558m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

This OS cut mark can be found on the gatepost east side of the road. It marks a point 83.558m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark This OS cut mark can be found on the wall west side of the road. It marks a point 88.401m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

This OS cut mark can be found on the wall west side of the road. It marks a point 88.401m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark This OS cut mark can be found on the NW angle of St Mary&#039;s Church. It marks a point 39.935m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

This OS cut mark can be found on the NW angle of St Mary's Church. It marks a point 39.935m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark This OS cut mark can be found on the stone column north side of the road. It marks a point 75.920m above mean sea level.

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

This OS cut mark can be found on the stone column north side of the road. It marks a point 75.920m above mean sea level.

Houses in Little Urswick

Houses in Little Urswick

Church of Saint Mary and Saint Michael, Great Urswick

Church of Saint Mary and Saint Michael, Great Urswick

Book of Condolences in Great Urswick Church To remember Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) on the weekend before her funeral service in London.

Book of Condolences in Great Urswick Church

To remember Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) on the weekend before her funeral service in London.

Holme Bank Great Urswick is in the background.
The public footpath from Green Slacks to Holme Bank follows the fence.

Holme Bank

Great Urswick is in the background. The public footpath from Green Slacks to Holme Bank follows the fence.

Old Boundary Marker on the A590 Ulverston Road Municipal Boundary Marker in Lindal in Furness, against a short length of stone wall beside No.45, on the northeast side of the A590 Ulverston Road. The inscriptions are reported to be DALTON / IN / FURNESS / UDC and LOW / FURNESS on adjacent faces, and BOUNDARY on the bevelled top face.

Old OS maps don&#039;t show a boundary here until 1935. It is possible that the stone was moved from SD2523175891. Dalton in Furness UDC, consisting of Dalton in Furness parish, was created in 1894 and the neighbouring local government unit would have been Pennington parish in Ulverston Rural District. Dalton in Furness parish was abolished in 1974. The current boundary is between Lindal and Marton and Pennington parish. Lindal and Marton was created in 1987 along with two other parishes from the former area of Dalton in Furness.

Milestone Society National ID: LA_LABA39pb

Old Boundary Marker on the A590 Ulverston Road

Municipal Boundary Marker in Lindal in Furness, against a short length of stone wall beside No.45, on the northeast side of the A590 Ulverston Road. The inscriptions are reported to be DALTON / IN / FURNESS / UDC and LOW / FURNESS on adjacent faces, and BOUNDARY on the bevelled top face. Old OS maps don't show a boundary here until 1935. It is possible that the stone was moved from SD2523175891. Dalton in Furness UDC, consisting of Dalton in Furness parish, was created in 1894 and the neighbouring local government unit would have been Pennington parish in Ulverston Rural District. Dalton in Furness parish was abolished in 1974. The current boundary is between Lindal and Marton and Pennington parish. Lindal and Marton was created in 1987 along with two other parishes from the former area of Dalton in Furness. Milestone Society National ID: LA_LABA39pb

Colony Candle Factory This building houses a candle factory, shop and cafe

Colony Candle Factory

This building houses a candle factory, shop and cafe

Show me another place!

Bower Wood is located at Grid Ref: SD2674 (Lat: 54.158767, Lng: -3.1329431)

Administrative County: Cumbria

District: South Lakeland

Police Authority: Cumbria

What 3 Words

///fearfully.frames.reheat. Near Dalton in Furness, Cumbria

Nearby Locations

Great Urswick Causey Wood Bower Wood Urswick, Great Stone Walls Wood

Related Wikis

Urswick

Urswick

Urswick is a civil parish that includes the villages of Great Urswick and Little Urswick. It is located in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. The villages...

St Mary and St Michael's Church, Great Urswick

St Mary and St Michael's Church, Great Urswick

St Mary and St Michael's Church is in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness...

Heaning Wood Bone Cave

Heaning Wood Bone Cave

Heaning Wood Bone Cave is a cave of archaeological importance in Great Urswick, Cumbria, England.The cave was first excavated by Holland in 1958, when...

Urswick Grammar School

Urswick Grammar School

Urswick Grammar School was located in Little Urswick, Cumbria, England. The school was founded in 1585 as the result of a royal charter granted by Queen...

Lindal railway station

Lindal railway station

Lindal railway station served Lindal-in-Furness in the Furness area of Lancashire, England (now part of Cumbria). == Context == Lindal station was situated...

Lindal-in-Furness

Lindal-in-Furness

Lindal-in-Furness is a village on the Furness peninsula, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies...

Scales, Aldingham

Scales, Aldingham

Scales is a small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The town of Ulverston is around 3.5 miles south of the village. The name Scales...

Stainton with Adgarley

Stainton with Adgarley

Stainton with Adgarley is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about 5 miles from Dalton-in-Furness. It is a small farming community and...

Nearby Amenities

Located within 500m of 54.158767,-3.1329431

Barrier: stile

Lat/Long: 54.1581957/-3.1332529

Barrier: stile

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 54.1547699/-3.1343846

Barrier: stile

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 54.1548152/-3.136061

Access: no

Barrier: stile

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 54.1611657/-3.1283438

Barrier: stile

Lat/Long: 54.1618257/-3.1314915

Access: no

Barrier: stile

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 54.1597106/-3.1308585

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1617163/-3.1347285

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1628046/-3.1354259

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1623719/-3.1363057

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1620217/-3.1370124

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1611266/-3.1388672

Barrier: stile

Lat/Long: 54.158847/-3.1368488

Access: no

Barrier: stile

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 54.1586289/-3.1313204

Barrier: stile

Lat/Long: 54.1576494/-3.1314525

Access: no

Barrier: stile

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 54.1580904/-3.1323709

Access: no

Barrier: stile

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 54.1585877/-3.1314097

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 54.1609426/-3.1372284

Access: no

Barrier: stile

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 54.1553919/-3.136729

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1611667/-3.1333687

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1606098/-3.1320613

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1600671/-3.1307792

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1595282/-3.1294807

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1590666/-3.1284042

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1585766/-3.1273948

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1579341/-3.1261007

Power: pole

Lat/Long: 54.1574609/-3.1259973

The data included in this document is from www.openstreetmap.org. The data is made available under ODbL.

Nut Wood Shropshire

Forest Wood Herefordshire

Have you been to Bower Wood?

Leave your review of Bower Wood below (or comments, questions and feedback).