← Back🌽 Allotments

Ewood Allotments

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.72554, -2.48662

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 144m away — 14 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 144m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Goosander, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Goosander, Black-headed Gull +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Wall-rue, Daisy +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Wall-rue, Daisy +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Tree Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Moderate match

Named cycling route nearby: Weavers Wheel

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal 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

🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weavers WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Lesser Black-backed Gull · Goosander · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Caspian Gull +79

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwiftApus apus
RavenCorvus corax
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Barn OwlTyto alba
GadwallMareca strepera
TealAnas crecca
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
CootFulica atra2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Rabbit · American Mink +3

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
American MinkNeovison vison
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +11

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Four-barred MajorOxycera rara2024
Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2024
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2024
Davies' ColletesColletes daviesanus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2024
Early Nomad BeeNomada leucophthalma2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024

🌿

Plants25 species

winter

2025

Butterfly-bush · Wall-rue · Daisy · Japanese Knotweed · Hart's-Tongue +20

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023
DaisyBellis perennis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2023
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Common DuckweedLemna minor2023
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,708 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Lesser Black-backed Gull · Goosander · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull · Caspian Gull +79

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common GullLarus canus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SwiftApus apus
RavenCorvus corax
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
LinnetLinaria cannabina
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii
Barn OwlTyto alba
GadwallMareca strepera
TealAnas crecca
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
CootFulica atra2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · Hedgehog · Rabbit · American Mink +3

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
American MinkNeovison vison
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐝

Insects16 species

summer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Tree Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker +11

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Four-barred MajorOxycera rara2024
Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2024
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2024
Davies' ColletesColletes daviesanus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2024
Early Nomad BeeNomada leucophthalma2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024

🌿

Plants25 species

winter

2025

Butterfly-bush · Wall-rue · Daisy · Japanese Knotweed · Hart's-Tongue +20

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023
DaisyBellis perennis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2023
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Common DuckweedLemna minor2023
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath, Ewood, Blackburn

1 / 21

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park2.9 km→🌱Witton ParkUrban park2.6 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve2.9 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve200 m→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Witton Country ParkUrban park3 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 45f00f22-6a91-4400-a414-aa6714749396