Getting here
53.57574, -2.85113
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
- 🅿️Golf Club Car Park 272m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Golf Club Car Park 272m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Woodpigeon +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Woodpigeon +30 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Garlic Mustard, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Garlic Mustard, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +64 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Ramsons +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hornet, Volucella bombylans, Cerylon ferrugineum +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet, Volucella bombylans, Cerylon ferrugineum +12 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
1 signed route nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Reedbed WalkWalking route
Cranes Lanepublic footpath · 244 m
very bumpy!
Cranes Lanepublic footpath · 12 m
Cranes Lanepublic footpath · 938 m
very bumpy!
🚴Cycling
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Main RouteCycling route803 m
Main RouteCycling route421 m
Wildlife to spot
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