Mitton Wood - Broadleaved woodland 8 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › Ribble Valley Getting here
53.82813, -2.42186
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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 27 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 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 The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail Walking route 105 km ▾
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
Named route Length 105 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map The Crescent public footpath · 162 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 162 m Path type: residential
Show on map Ridding Lane public footpath · 408 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 408 m Path type: service
Show on map Mitton Road public footpath · 62 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 62 m Path type: secondary
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Junction of Chestnut Drive from Mitton Road
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Wildlife to spot
20,980 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,980 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Rock Dove Columba livia Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Paranchus albipes · Ashy Mining Bee
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Giant Hogweed · Great Willowherb · Welsh Poppy · Fox-and-cubs · Lesser Celandine +20
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,980 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Rock Dove Columba livia Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Paranchus albipes · Ashy Mining Bee
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Giant Hogweed · Great Willowherb · Welsh Poppy · Fox-and-cubs · Lesser Celandine +20
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Mulberry Morus nigra2025
Black Mulberry Morus nigra2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2024
Flame Nasturtium Tropaeolum speciosum2024
Flame Nasturtium Tropaeolum speciosum2024
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2024
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2024
Houttuynia cordata Houttuynia cordata2024
Houttuynia cordata Houttuynia cordata2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2024
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides2024
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides2024
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2024
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2024
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2024
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2024 