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Getting here
53.91373, -2.19030
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Swift
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Swift
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Swift, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Rabbit, Hedgehog, Grey Squirrel +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Diaporthe samaricola, Phacidium lauri +14 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 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 routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pendle WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 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 routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calf Hall Lanepublic footpath · 340 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 340 mPath type: service
Crowfoot Rowpublic footpath · 46 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mSurface cobblestonePath type: residential
Forty Stepspublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface cobblestonePath type: footway
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route91 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route67 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Moorgate Roadbridleway · 122 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 122 mPath type: residential
Folly Lanebridleway · 232 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 232 mSurface concretePath type: service
Folly Lanebridleway · 116 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 116 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Moorgate Roadbridleway · 127 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 127 mPath type: residential
Esp Lanebridleway · 334 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 334 mPath type: service
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From Church Street to Weets Hill, Barnoldswick
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,190 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,190 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Carrion Crow +43
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Social Pear Spinner · Vine Weevil
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Candlesnuff Fungus · Phacidium lauri · Amber Jelly · Sycamore Tarspot · Diaporthe samaricola +8
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Phacidium lauriPhacidium lauri
- Amber JellyExidia recisa
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Diaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricola
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Coesyn Melfed
🌿Plants40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Wall Lettuce · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Red Campion · Perennial Cornflower · Germander Speedwell +35
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
- Red CampionSilene dioica2024
- Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,190 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Carrion Crow +43
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- Mergus merganser merganserMergus merganser merganser2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Minotaur Beetle · Social Pear Spinner · Vine Weevil
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Social Pear SpinnerNeurotoma saltuum
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Candlesnuff Fungus · Phacidium lauri · Amber Jelly · Sycamore Tarspot · Diaporthe samaricola +8
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Phacidium lauriPhacidium lauri
- Amber JellyExidia recisa
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Diaporthe samaricolaDiaporthe samaricola
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Coesyn Melfed
🌿Plants40 species
springautumn
2026▾
Wall Lettuce · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Red Campion · Perennial Cornflower · Germander Speedwell +35
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
- Red CampionSilene dioica2024
- Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Flammulina velutipes
Flammulina velutipes
Holly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaHolly SpeckleTrochila ilicinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumNeosetophoma samarorumElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciElder WhitewashXylodon sambuciJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2023Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumButterburPetasites hybridus2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2023Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023Water CressNasturtium officinale2023Water CressNasturtium officinale2023Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2023Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023HonestyLunaria annua2023HonestyLunaria annua2023Events & activities nearby
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