Knowl Heights Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.69946, -2.46884
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
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 6 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Slippery brick path public footpath · 303 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 303 m Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 16 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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Central United Reformed Church, Darwen
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Wildlife to spot
6,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Chocolate Mining Bee 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Hazel · Groundsel · Common Field-speedwell +6
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Jackdaw +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly +7
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Chocolate Mining Bee 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Hazel · Groundsel · Common Field-speedwell +6
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena scotica
Andrena scotica
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
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
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