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Places › England › North West › Preston Getting here
53.87919, -2.65837
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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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Hazel, Wood-sorrel +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell +224 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Marsh Thistle, Heather +115 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Marsh Thistle, Heather +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 46 public paths nearby
Public paths
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10 signed routes nearby
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Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,077 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Redwing +1
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Lesser Celandine · Hazel · Holly · Lords-and-Ladies · Bramble +24
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hazel Corylus avellana Holly Ilex aquifolium Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Bramble Rubus fruticosus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,077 records · National Biodiversity Network Pheasant · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Redwing +1
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone 🦌 Mammals 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Muntjac Lesser Celandine · Hazel · Holly · Lords-and-Ladies · Bramble +24
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hazel Corylus avellana Holly Ilex aquifolium Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Bramble Rubus fruticosus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntiacus reevesi
Muntiacus reevesi
Stoat Mustela erminea
Stoat Mustela erminea
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Crocus neapolitanus Crocus neapolitanus
Crocus neapolitanus Crocus neapolitanus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Dock Rumex
Dock Rumex
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
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