Brownsills Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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53.78708, -2.37802
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 401m 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 401m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Lords-and-Ladies, Giant Hogweed +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Selfheal, Lords-and-Ladies, Giant Hogweed +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Common Sorrel, Garlic Mustard +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Helophilus pendulus, Red-legged Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Helophilus pendulus, Red-legged Shieldbug +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 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 Mill Lane public footpath · 249 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 249 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW 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
Show on map Hyndburn Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Second bend in track from Brownsills Farm
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Wildlife to spot
7,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,217 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail +41
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redshank Tringa totanus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Curlew Numenius arquata Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Syrphus Syrphus2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Selfheal · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Oxeye Daisy · Common Sorrel · Lesser Celandine +9
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,217 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Pied Wagtail +41
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Common Gull Larus canus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redshank Tringa totanus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Curlew Numenius arquata Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Syrphus Syrphus2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Selfheal · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Oxeye Daisy · Common Sorrel · Lesser Celandine +9
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2025
Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
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
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum2024
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum2024 