Wet Head Plantation - Conifer woodland 3 ha
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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.67629, -2.46157
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 316m 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 316m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Named hiking route nearby: Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 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 ▾
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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos At the top of Darwen Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
4,823 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,823 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Red Grouse (scotica) · Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Magpie +30
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Black Darter · Common Hawker · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Clarke's Mining Bee +14
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Prickly Heath · Green Alkanet · Cranberry · Cowberry +15
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,823 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Red Grouse (scotica) · Swallow · Meadow Pipit · Magpie +30
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Black Darter · Common Hawker · Brown Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Clarke's Mining Bee +14
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Prickly Heath · Green Alkanet · Cranberry · Cowberry +15
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus2025
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2025
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum2025
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2025
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2025
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2025
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025 