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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.93778, -2.47980
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher 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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher 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
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Great Burnet, Male-fern +132 more · last seen 2024
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
A tree and field boundary
Photos
A tree and field boundary
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Common Cottongrass
Common Cottongrass
Eriophorum angustifolium
Eriophorum angustifolium
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