*Situated within the urban area of Lytham St Annes, Witchwood is the most popular woodland walk in the Fylde.
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.
They own part of the wood and rent the rest from Network Rail in order to create the walk which is about a mile in length alongside the railway line.
- All the trees are under preservation orders and part of the site is an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). We only fell trees when they are diseased and/or dangerous
- There is a gravestone in the wood dated 1888. It is the grave of The Witch, a family horse of the Cliftons of nearby Lytham Hall which fell and died in the wood
- The wood is itself a remnant of the woodland of Lytham Hall and is crossed by Church Drive, the old carriage drive from St Cuthbert’s Church via Church Lodge to Lytham Hall
- A memorial bench was placed in 2013 in memory of a local soldier who was killed in Afghanistan
- Ansdell Women’s Institute have recently commemmorated the WI centenary with a gift of mini daffodils and aconites planted near Skew Bridge
(*Taken from the LSA Civic Society website)
Bob loves his walks through the woods. One of the many trees situated by the path has a rather strange looking growth about 8ft from the ground. We like to call him Kermit. As there are no caches nearby, this has given us the opportunity to place one using this unique feature.
No puzzles, no brain teasers, no research - just a walk through the woods. No need to leave the path to find Kermit.
This can be a very busy footpath. Please be stealthy when retrieving the cache.
Log sheet only. Bring your own pen.