Grindleton Fell - Conifer woodland
79 ha
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🐶Dogs🐴Horses🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome79 ha
Getting here
53.92969, -2.39881
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🗺️National trail🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 26 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
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
Shivering Ginnelpublic footpath · 666 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 666 mPath type: footway
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
10 public paths nearby
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
5,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Kestrel +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- MagpiePica pica2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Brown Hare · Weasel · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Emperor Dragonfly · Black Darter · Striped Fern-sawfly · Athous · Common Darter +4
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
- Striped Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster multifasciata
- AthousAthous
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Marsh Pennywort · Springy Turf-moss · Bugle
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2023
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023
- BugleAjuga reptans2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Kestrel +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- MagpiePica pica2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
Brown Hare · Weasel · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Emperor Dragonfly · Black Darter · Striped Fern-sawfly · Athous · Common Darter +4
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
- Striped Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster multifasciata
- AthousAthous
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Marsh Pennywort · Springy Turf-moss · Bugle
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2023
- Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023
- BugleAjuga reptans2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021