The Lowe Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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Places › England › North West › Burnley Getting here
53.76087, -2.16157
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 399m 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 🅿️ Parking 399m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Burnley Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Todmorden Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Todmorden Centenary Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Todmorden High School Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 68 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 599 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 599 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾
Named route Length 172.2 km
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,491 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,491 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Meadow Pipit +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Curlew Numenius arquata Rock Dove Columba livia Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Stoat · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit +1
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bilberry Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Heath Bumblebee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Epeolus +40
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2025 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum Epeolus Epeolus2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Painted-lady · Heath Speedwell
Painted-lady Echeveria derenbergii Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,491 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Meadow Pipit +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Raven Corvus corax Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Martin Delichon urbicum Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Owl Athene noctua House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Curlew Numenius arquata Rock Dove Columba livia Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Stoat · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit +1
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea2024 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bilberry Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Heath Bumblebee · White-tailed Bumblebee · Epeolus +40
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2025 White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum Epeolus Epeolus2025 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Painted-lady · Heath Speedwell
Painted-lady Echeveria derenbergii Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Bombus lucorum/terrestris2025
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus2025
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus2025
Lasioglossum Lasioglossum2025
Lasioglossum Lasioglossum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Tormentil Mining Bee Andrena tarsata2025
Tormentil Mining Bee Andrena tarsata2025
Bloomed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum albipes2025
Bloomed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum albipes2025
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca2025
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Sphecodes Sphecodes2025
Sphecodes Sphecodes2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2025
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Geoffroy's Blood Bee Sphecodes geoffrellus2025
Geoffroy's Blood Bee Sphecodes geoffrellus2025
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2025
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum2025
Melanogaster hirtella Melanogaster hirtella2025
Melanogaster hirtella Melanogaster hirtella2025
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2025
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2025
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2025
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax2025
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax2025
Nomada panzeri Nomada panzeri2025
Nomada panzeri Nomada panzeri2025
Red Wasp Vespula rufa2025
Red Wasp Vespula rufa2025
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2025
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2025
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2025
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2024
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Neomyia Neomyia2024
Neomyia Neomyia2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Tachina fera Tachina fera2024
Tachina fera Tachina fera2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Potamophylax Potamophylax2024
Potamophylax Potamophylax2024
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2024
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2024
Bare-saddled Blood Bee Sphecodes ephippius2024
Bare-saddled Blood Bee Sphecodes ephippius2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024 