Spa Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Burnley Getting here
53.78408, -2.28416
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 🌿 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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 7 signed routes nearby · 17 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 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 Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pendle Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Billington Road public footpath · 289 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 289 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Billington Road public footpath · 345 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 345 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 604 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 604 National Cycle Network
Show on map Huncoat Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sweet Clough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Molly Wood Lane bridleway · 198 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 198 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Molly Wood Lane bridleway · 96 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 96 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Woodland walk by Burnley Crematorium
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Wildlife to spot
7,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,104 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Greenfinch · Blue Tit +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn +33
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Hornbeam · Blackthorn · Elder · Bittersweet +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,104 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Greenfinch · Blue Tit +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn +33
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Hornbeam · Blackthorn · Elder · Bittersweet +6
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2025
Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella2025
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa2025
Black flies Simuliidae2025
Black flies Simuliidae2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2025
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2025
Non-biting midges Chironomidae2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2025
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2025 Guelder-rose
Guelder-rose
Viburnum opulus
Viburnum opulus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna 