Bamber Ground Plantation 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.72692, -2.72403
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Orache, Common Chickweed, Elder +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Willowherb, Tufted Vetch, Purple-loosestrife +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Great Willowherb, Tufted Vetch, Purple-loosestrife +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis pertinax +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis pertinax +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 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 route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Green Lane public footpath · 204 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 204 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map Bee Lane public footpath · 194 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 194 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 201 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
32,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,101 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pica pica pica Pica pica pica Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Green Shieldbug +1
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Common Whitlowgrass · Early Crocus · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Shepherd's-purse +19
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Pot Marigold Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,101 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pica pica pica Pica pica pica Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Green Shieldbug +1
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Common Whitlowgrass · Early Crocus · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Shepherd's-purse +19
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Pot Marigold Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calendula officinalis2025
Calendula officinalis2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Common Orache Atriplex patula2025
Common Orache Atriplex patula2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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