Dangerous and diseased trees have to be felled, and much of the resulting wood is left to rot in order to encourage insects and grubs, which in turn are food for the birds. Lytham St Annes is located on the Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary.The population at the 2011 census was 42,954. Join us on social media, and don’t forget to sign up for your weekly enews for lots of interesting information, events, blogs and more straight to your inbox. Make getting to Lytham easy from the main road and rail network, using this handy widget to plan your journey for you. On 5 January 1888 the much loved pet fell in the wood and is buried there. Joining Lytham with Ansdell, the walk was created by Lytham St Annes Civic Society volunteers in 1974, when it was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh. A recycled product called Top Trek was used. Tools . Lytham Hall dates from the mid 1760’s and was built by Thomas Clifton, over the years many ghosts have been seen of the late Clifton family. It’s also protected a by tree preservation order. Visit Lytham is part of Visit Fylde Coast, for people who love this stretch of North West UK coastline. The Civic Society has teams of volunteers working in the wood all year round. Have a great time at Madame Tussauds Blackpool, Be Part of the Future of Medicine, with MAC, Getting to Lytham by Car or Public Transport. Independently published for you by The Rabbit Patch Ltd. Witch Wood is what’s left of The Big Wood, once the west and south boundary of Lytham Hall Home Park. Choose map location. - Currently Google doesn't provide bicycling directions outside of the United States. Love the Fylde Coast? Witchwood is a credit to the vision and enthusiasm of past and present members of the Civic Society who raise money for its upkeep and whose volunteers put so much time and effort into keeping the wood a pleasant place to be. If you have a dog it is important that you keep it  under control as we  have no  responsibility for the fencing either side of the wood. 1 Mile Witchwood Walk. Click on a line to travel back over the same path. Visit Fylde Coast reader, Michael J O’Leary, kindly took these photos for us. Click on a point to see options and info. To the appreciation of walkers, this path completes the trail through the length of the wood. Packed full of interesting things, it arrives in your inbox all 52 weeks of the year. Join us on Facebook at our Visit Fylde Coast Facebook Group, Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @visitFyldeCoast. Please Note! The woodland was opened by Prince Phillip in 1974. Sign up for your weekly email newsletter. Improvements have been made with the help of Lancashire Wildlife Trust to complete a new section of path near the school fence opposite the cricket field. If you’d like to support this project, please get in touch. We feel it’s important to encourage native trees, plants and insect life. Biodiversity has increased further with the addition of a pond, quickly colonised by frogs. It was to be a woodland walk for the local community. © 2016-2017 Lytham St Annes Civic Society. Inside is a fascinating exhibition and museum. To view directions use the "Follow Roads" option in Map Controls. In 1963 Guardian Royal Exchange took over the Clifton Estate, and the council gifted the remaining derelict wood to Lytham St Annes Civic Society. A mysterious forest covered in a thick fog. To insert a new point into the route, click "split following segment". That was paid for by a grant from the Lancashire Environmental Fund. Required fields are marked *. Undergrowth has been cleared, paths created and they’ve worked with Network Rail to make a continuous walk from Ansdell to Lytham. To insert a new point into the route, click "split following segment". We own part of the wood and we rent the rest from Network Rail in order to create the walk which is about a mile in length alongside the railway line. It was named after a favourite horse of the Clifton family called ‘The Witch’. Click and drag a point to move it. Please consider others and always clean up after your dog, there are bins at each entrance – thank you! The Witchwood is located east of The Ruins of Aernst Castle and the Vestad Hills, and south of The Encampment and the Seabreeze Trail- it is on a peninsula at the southeast of Gransys. Situated within the urban area of Lytham St Annes, Witchwood is the most popular woodland walk in the Fylde. Is the list of trees that are numbered available? If you’d like to get involved or help raise funds for this wonderful, woodland walkway, please get in touch. Have you found the gravestone? Search Going to: Get Directions Import Help . Please change travel mode to "Walk/Run" or "Driving" if you are outside of the U.S. Lytham St Annes (/ ˈ l ɪ ð əm s ən t ˈ æ n z /) is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire England. The Society has done huge amounts of work over the years. Running this popular amenity  takes time and money. With Visit Fylde Coast you can explore Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Blackpool, St Annes and Lytham plus the market town of Poulton. Lytham St Annes Civic Society continues to maintain the wood, with advice and grants from the Forestry Commission. Regd. My wife and I are regular walkers around the wood. We only  fell  trees when they are diseased and/or dangerous, There is a gravestone in the wood dated 1888. 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