🦉Wildlife🦅Birds⚽Pitches
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.90932, -2.29979
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields 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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Betony, Quaking-grass, Black Bryony +43 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Betony, Quaking-grass, Black Bryony +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Painted Lady +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Painted Lady +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Pendle WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km▾
Named routeLength 172.2 km
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
4,700 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,700 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Goldcrest · Robin +39
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Otter · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2021▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Privet Strider · Portevinia maculata · Common Green Grasshopper · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Rhingia rostrata +3
- Privet StriderMacrophya punctumalbum
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
- WirewormElateridae
🌿Plants26 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Betony · Lesser Celandine · Sycamore · Crab Apple · Black Bryony +21
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2024
- Black BryonyTamus communis2024
- Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,700 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Goldcrest · Robin +39
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- DipperCinclus cinclus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Otter · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2021▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Privet Strider · Portevinia maculata · Common Green Grasshopper · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Rhingia rostrata +3
- Privet StriderMacrophya punctumalbum
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
- WirewormElateridae
🌿Plants26 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Betony · Lesser Celandine · Sycamore · Crab Apple · Black Bryony +21
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
- Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2024
- Black BryonyTamus communis2024
- Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2021Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2021Cymbalaria muralis2024
Cymbalaria muralis2024
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2023Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2023LilacSyringa vulgaris2023LilacSyringa vulgaris2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023HollyIlex aquifolium2022HollyIlex aquifolium2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022White CloverTrifolium repens2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022BlackthornPrunus spinosa2022Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2021Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021