Bamber Ground Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.72465, -2.72254
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs 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
Named cycling route nearby: Penwortham to Leyland
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Green Lanepublic footpath · 204 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 204 mSurface groundPath type: track
193 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,096 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,096 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Green Shieldbug +2
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Early Crocus · Pot Marigold · Californian Poppy · Sneezewort · Zigzag Clover +21
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
- Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,096 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Carder Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Green Shieldbug +2
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
🌿Plants26 species
springsummer
2026▾
Early Crocus · Pot Marigold · Californian Poppy · Sneezewort · Zigzag Clover +21
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
- Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
- Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCommon Orache
Common Orache
Atriplex patula2025
Atriplex patula2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2025Common CornsaladValerianella locusta2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Events & activities nearby
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