Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.76915, -2.58047
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🐕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
- 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- 🐕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
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +95 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Mammals — Soprano Pipistrelle, Hedgehog, Roe Deer +11 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Painted Lady +23 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bush Vetch +28 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
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
Preston Guild WheelWalking route▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Park Lanebridleway · 1.2 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Preston New Road, Samlesbury
Photos
Preston New Road, Samlesbury
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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