Getting here
53.80939, -2.68409
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Wigeon
- 🌿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
- 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Wigeon
- 🌿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
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, Magpie +95 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Wigeon, Magpie +95 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +29 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Garlic Mustard, Ground-elder +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Wrinkled Fieldcap, Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Wrinkled Fieldcap, Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii +6 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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.
Preston Guild WheelWalking route
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
🚴Cycling
127 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Route 62Cycling route
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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