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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.64770, -2.49731
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 57m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 57m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lapwing, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Marsh-marigold +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Marsh-marigold +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bilberry, Beech +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 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 ▾
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
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
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Wildlife to spot
10,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Mallard · Starling · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +43
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Teal Anas crecca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goosander Mergus merganser Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter +10
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 🌿 Plants 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Common Spotted-orchid · Lesser Spearwort · Bog Asphodel +18
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Mallard · Starling · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +43
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Barn Owl Tyto alba Teal Anas crecca Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goosander Mergus merganser Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Hawker · Common Darter +10
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 🌿 Plants 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Common Spotted-orchid · Lesser Spearwort · Bog Asphodel +18
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Taxus baccata f. fastigiata2025
Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Taxus baccata f. fastigiata2025
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2025
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2025
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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