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▾ 🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🍄 Mushroom 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
🐦 82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird 🍄 Mushroom 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Prickly Heath, American Skunk-cabbage, Cross-leaved Heath +66 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Prickly Heath, American Skunk-cabbage, Cross-leaved Heath +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +13 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Bibio pomonae, Emerald Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Darter, Bibio pomonae, Emerald Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Red Grouse (scotica) · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Blackfoot Polypore · Variable Oysterling · Waxy Crust · Blushing Bracket · Grey Coral +59
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Bonet Odro 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Cranberry · Hazel
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Red Grouse (scotica) · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Blackfoot Polypore · Variable Oysterling · Waxy Crust · Blushing Bracket · Grey Coral +59
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Bonet Odro 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Cranberry · Hazel
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mycena galopus
Mycena galopus
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis
Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Phragmocephala atra Phragmocephala atra
Phragmocephala atra Phragmocephala atra
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Rush Disco Lachnum apalum
Rush Disco Lachnum apalum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Leptosphaeria doliolum Leptosphaeria doliolum
Leptosphaeria doliolum Leptosphaeria doliolum
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Warlock's Butter Exidia plana
Warlock's Butter Exidia plana
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Rancid Bonnet Mycena olida
Rancid Bonnet Mycena olida
Root Rot Heterobasidion annosum
Root Rot Heterobasidion annosum
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Common Mazegill Datronia mollis
Common Mazegill Datronia mollis
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria
Phaeotremella frondosa Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa Phaeotremella frondosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Ascocoryne cylichnium Ascocoryne cylichnium
Ascocoryne cylichnium Ascocoryne cylichnium
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Alder Bracket Mensularia radiata
Alder Bracket Mensularia radiata
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Rusty Crust Skeletocutis amorpha
Rusty Crust Skeletocutis amorpha
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila
Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Hairy Leg Bell Galerina vittiformis
Hairy Leg Bell Galerina vittiformis
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
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