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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 32 ha
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54.14233, -2.56197
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Hedgerow Crane's-bill +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +131 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +131 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bentham Heritage Trail A Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Local walking route
Show on map Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bentham Heritage Trail C Walking route 9 km ▾
Named route Length 9 km Local walking route
Show on map Bentham Heritage Trail B Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map Longber Lane public footpath · 781 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 781 m Path type: service
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Trans-Pennine Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map Bentham Bike Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cumbria Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Back Lane crossing the border at Old Wennington
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
5,841 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,841 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2021 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Bumblebee +15
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Bumblebee Bombus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Hedge Woundwort · Cuckooflower · Hop · Lords-and-Ladies +18
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023 Hop Humulus lupulus2022 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2020 Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,841 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +34
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2021 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Otter
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2021 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
winter spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Bumblebee +15
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Bumblebee Bombus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Hedge Woundwort · Cuckooflower · Hop · Lords-and-Ladies +18
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2023 Hop Humulus lupulus2022 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2020 Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nemurella pictetii Nemurella pictetii2021
Nemurella pictetii Nemurella pictetii2021
Limnephilus centralis Limnephilus centralis2021
Limnephilus centralis Limnephilus centralis2021
Beraea maurus Beraea maurus2021
Beraea maurus Beraea maurus2021
Potamophylax cingulatus Potamophylax cingulatus2021
Potamophylax cingulatus Potamophylax cingulatus2021
Wormaldia occipitalis/mediana Wormaldia occipitalis/mediana2021
Wormaldia occipitalis/mediana Wormaldia occipitalis/mediana2021
Micropterna sequax Micropterna sequax2021
Micropterna sequax Micropterna sequax2021
Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi2021
Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi2021
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata2021
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata2021
Baetis rhodani Baetis rhodani2021
Baetis rhodani Baetis rhodani2021
Plectrocnemia conspersa Plectrocnemia conspersa2021
Plectrocnemia conspersa Plectrocnemia conspersa2021
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2021
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2020
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2019
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
White Clover Trifolium repens2019
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2019
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2019
Holly Ilex aquifolium2019
Holly Ilex aquifolium2019
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2019
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2019
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2019
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2019
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2019
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2019
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2019
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2019
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2019
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2019
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2019
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2019
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Greater Plantain Plantago major2019
Daisy Bellis perennis2019
Daisy Bellis perennis2019 