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Conyries Plantation

1 ha

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Swallow, Wren +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Swallow, Wren +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Cranberry, Rhododendron +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Cranberry, Rhododendron +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Crowberry, Crowberry agg. +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

spring

2026

Lapwing · Swallow · Wren · Kestrel · Robin +75

LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Bibio pomonae +22

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Nomada glabellaNomada glabella
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Northern Mining BeeAndrena ruficrus

🌿

Plants52 species

summerautumn

2026

Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bog Asphodel · Prickly Heath +47

Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2025
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2025
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Western GorseUlex gallii
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2025
Marsh VioletViola palustris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Star SedgeCarex echinata2025
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,516 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

spring

2026

Lapwing · Swallow · Wren · Kestrel · Robin +75

LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects27 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Bibio pomonae +22

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Nomada glabellaNomada glabella
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Northern Mining BeeAndrena ruficrus

🌿

Plants52 species

summerautumn

2026

Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bog Asphodel · Prickly Heath +47

Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2025
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2025
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Western GorseUlex gallii
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2025
Marsh VioletViola palustris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Star SedgeCarex echinata2025
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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