Brownsills Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Places › England › North West › Hyndburn Getting here
53.78584, -2.38759
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 83m 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 83m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs 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
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 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 route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map The Tolkien Trail Walking route 11.4 km ▾
Tolkien Trail famous 'Middle Earth' walk: People come from all over the world to walk the famous Tolkien Trail. To follow in the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien himself and see how he was inspired by the beautiful landscape of Lancashire. Immerse yourself in
Named route Length 11.4 km
Show on map Great Harwood Nature Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Mill Lane public footpath · 556 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 556 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Holme Road public footpath · 828 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 828 m Path type: footway
Show on map 42 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 Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +42
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Wigeon Mareca penelope Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Redshank Tringa totanus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Volucella bombylans · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus +1
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Syrphus Syrphus2024 Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Selfheal · Oxeye Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Japanese Knotweed · Common Spotted-orchid +10
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Burnet Rose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +42
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Wigeon Mareca penelope Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Redshank Tringa totanus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Common Gull Larus canus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Volucella bombylans · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus +1
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Syrphus Syrphus2024 Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Selfheal · Oxeye Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Japanese Knotweed · Common Spotted-orchid +10
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Burnet Rose Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax2024
Rosa spinosissima2025
Rosa spinosissima2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024 