Wild Share with Mearbeck
We are excited to announce your brand new supporter woodland! Wild Share with Mearbeck Wood, just above Settle, is the latest way you can support our work and dedicate a tree to someone special.
22,000 broadleaf trees have been planted at Wild Share with Mearbeck Wood – with amazing views across to Pendle Hill and Ingleborough in the far distance.
The woodland is a blend of commercial and broadleaves comprising of 100,000 trees in total – planted to transform the landscape. Native broadleaf species planted include oak, birch, sycamore, cherry, hawthorn, hazel, rowan, and aspen.
The new woodland has been fenced to prevent damage from deer, rabbits and hare, and a small amount of trees have been planted with individual tree shelters to protect them from harsh weather, rabbit and deer damage.
Dedicate a broadleaf tree at Wild Share with Mearbeck Wood
What to look out for
- Red and roe deer
- Wren, willow warbler, wheatear, song thrush, redwing, wagtail and linnet, tawny owl, kestrel, barn owl and buzzard
- Amazing views of Pendle Hill
- Langcliffe Scar and Ingleborough in the far distance
Visiting Wild Share with Mearbeck
Langber Lane, Long Preston, BD23 4FB Grid Reference: SD 844611
A woodland trail leads you around the Wild Share with Mearbeck Wood site - look out for interpretation panels, a new gate and stile, waymarkers, and a bridge. The woodland is situated on private land, please use the track and marked footpaths.
Download the Wild Share with Mearbeck fact sheet and map
To ensure that the woodland can be enjoyed by all and for future generations, please:
- Stay on the marked track and pathway
- Bring well behaved dogs on leads
- Leave no trace of your visit by taking all your litter home, including bagged dog waste
- Do not light BBQs, fires, or camp, bring your horses, bike or motorised vehicles to the site
About the woodland
This 40.75-hectare extension of Wild Share Wood has been created with the support of Forestry Commission England and is managed by Tilhill. The native broadleaf trees were planted with the support of YDMT's volunteers and community groups – representing a true community
effort to create another beautiful woodland. 
