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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.89724, -2.36612
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Clover Seed Weevil, Green Dock Beetle, Cheilosia albitarsis +75 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Agrimony, Centaurea nigra +38 more · last seen 2026
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km▾
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Ribble Avenuepublic footpath · 36 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 298 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 298 mPath type: service
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Countryside between Chatburn and Grindleton
Photos
Countryside between Chatburn and Grindleton
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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