Wet Head Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.68437, -2.46810
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 381m away — 12 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 🅿️ Parking 381m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reelers 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 ▾
Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
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 Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,151 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,151 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Swallow · Blackbird +49
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Black Darter · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +10
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Small Garden Bumblebee 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Prickly Heath · Green Alkanet · Cranberry · Cowberry +8
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Reed Canary-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,151 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Swallow · Blackbird +49
Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Black Darter · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly +10
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Small Garden Bumblebee 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Prickly Heath · Green Alkanet · Cranberry · Cowberry +8
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Reed Canary-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus hortorum
Bombus hortorum
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025 Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris arundinacea
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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