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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.93473, -2.75609
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 274m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 274m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Broad-bodied Chaser +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Ivy, Hard Rush +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,580 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,580 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird +41
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SwiftApus apus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Field Vole
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona glaucia · Cheilosia illustrata · Neomyia cornicina +10
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Beech · Ivy · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Scots Pine · Maidenhair Spleenwort +25
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- IvyHedera helix
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,580 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird +41
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SwiftApus apus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Field Vole
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona glaucia · Cheilosia illustrata · Neomyia cornicina +10
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Beech · Ivy · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Scots Pine · Maidenhair Spleenwort +25
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- IvyHedera helix
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumMexican OrangeChoisya ternataMexican OrangeChoisya ternataBayLaurus nobilisBayLaurus nobilisEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumBoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Rubus hylocharisRubus hylocharis2025Rubus hylocharisRubus hylocharis2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025