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53.98395, -2.68616

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Oystercatcher, Jackdaw +109 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Oystercatcher, Jackdaw +109 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Hogweed +116 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Hogweed +116 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Rowan +18 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

The Trough of BowlandCycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Grizedale Valley and ScortonCycling route

Named routeRef 9Local cycle route

Northern Route To Cockerham and DolphinholmeCycling route

Named routeRef 8Local cycle route

Oakenclough and Harrisend FellCycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Chaffinch · Moorhen +56

JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CuckooCuculus canorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · German Wasp · Short-winged Cone-head · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis nemorum +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
German WaspVespula germanica
Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus

🌿

Plants46 species

summer

2026

Germander Speedwell · Ribwort Plantain · Red Campion · Hogweed · Common Nettle +41

Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
BlinksMontia fontana2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
CotoneasterCotoneaster2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,131 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Chaffinch · Moorhen +56

JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedshankTringa totanus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SiskinSpinus spinus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
GoosanderMergus merganser
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CurlewNumenius arquata
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CuckooCuculus canorus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · German Wasp · Short-winged Cone-head · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis nemorum +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
German WaspVespula germanica
Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus

🌿

Plants46 species

summer

2026

Germander Speedwell · Ribwort Plantain · Red Campion · Hogweed · Common Nettle +41

Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
BlinksMontia fontana2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
CotoneasterCotoneaster2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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