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Places › England › North West › Burnley Getting here
53.79978, -2.25227
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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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cornflower, Ribwort Plantain +77 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cornflower, Ribwort Plantain +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Common Nettle, Ramsons +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pendle Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Brun Valley Greenway Walking route ▾
Pendle Way public footpath · 281 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 281 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Kielder Drive public footpath · 118 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 118 m Path type: residential
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 604 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 604 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sweet Clough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pendle Water Bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
New Hall Street bridleway · 18 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 18 m Path type: track
Show on map New Hall Street bridleway · 48 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 48 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Access road for the leisure centre
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Wildlife to spot
13,940 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,940 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Blackbird +39
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +24
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Cornflower · Ribwort Plantain · Pot Marigold · Nipplewort · Red Clover +19
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis Nipplewort Lapsana communis Red Clover Trifolium pratense Greater Plantain Plantago major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,940 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Blackbird +39
Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +24
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Cornflower · Ribwort Plantain · Pot Marigold · Nipplewort · Red Clover +19
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis Nipplewort Lapsana communis Red Clover Trifolium pratense Greater Plantain Plantago major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2025
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2025
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Lesser Trefoil
Lesser Trefoil
Trifolium dubium
Trifolium dubium
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Bay Laurus nobilis
Bay Laurus nobilis 