Broadleaved woodland near Walker's Hill
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.78620, -3.01645
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Tower WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Park WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,212 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Pintail +26
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Erithacus rubecula rubeculaErithacus rubecula rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Common Dolphin · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus · Melanostoma +2
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Fairy Ring Champignon · Mallow Rust · Daisy Rust
- Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades
- Mallow RustPuccinia malvacearum
- Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
🌿Plants47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Daisy · Ribwort Plantain · Prickly Sow-thistle · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +42
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Pintail +26
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Erithacus rubecula rubeculaErithacus rubecula rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Common Dolphin · Bottle-nosed Dolphin
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Bottle-nosed DolphinTursiops truncatus2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus · Melanostoma +2
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Fairy Ring Champignon · Mallow Rust · Daisy Rust
- Fairy Ring ChampignonMarasmius oreades
- Mallow RustPuccinia malvacearum
- Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
🌿Plants47 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Daisy · Ribwort Plantain · Prickly Sow-thistle · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort +42
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusSea RocketCakile maritima2025Sea RocketCakile maritima2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025BorageBorago officinalis2025BorageBorago officinalis2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025Mangrove-leaved Daisy-bushOlearia avicenniifolia2023Mangrove-leaved Daisy-bushOlearia avicenniifolia2023Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2023Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023