Simms Meadow Plantation - Woodland 2 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.65633, -2.42906
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map Edge Lane public footpath · 710 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 710 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Remains of Lower House Farm
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Wildlife to spot
12,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,920 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Wren · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mole · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Tree Bumblebee
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Bilberry · Rhododendron · Heather +3
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Bramble Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,920 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Wren · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mole · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Tree Bumblebee
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Bilberry · Rhododendron · Heather +3
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Bramble Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rubus fruticosus
Rubus fruticosus
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea 