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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.72377, -2.51703
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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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fritillary, Japanese Knotweed, Butterfly-bush +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fritillary, Japanese Knotweed, Butterfly-bush +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 56 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 (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,677 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +51
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fritillary · Borage · Tutsan · Sneezewort · Guelder-rose +1
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Borage Borago officinalis2025 Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,677 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 56 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +51
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Fallow Deer Dama dama Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fritillary · Borage · Tutsan · Sneezewort · Guelder-rose +1
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Borage Borago officinalis2025 Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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