Getting here
53.93003, -2.20746
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Starling +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Starling +78 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall Lettuce, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, Smooth Sow-thistle +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall Lettuce, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, Smooth Sow-thistle +29 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2025
Horse riding
Strong match
Horse riding listed as facility
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Ribble WayWalking route114 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.
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 370 m
🚴Cycling
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Main RouteCycling route67 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Gateway and kissing gate on SW side of Bracewell Lane east of Bracewell
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