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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.70547, -2.68758
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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, Magpie, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Stereum rameale, Willow Shield, Mallrug, Mallryg +83 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Stereum rameale, Willow Shield, Mallrug, Mallryg +83 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Giant Blackberry, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Campion, Giant Blackberry +119 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Red Campion, Giant Blackberry +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 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 route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bristol Avenue public footpath · 163 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 163 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
16,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Wigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +36
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug · Polistes dominula · German Wasp · Baccha elongata +1
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Polistes dominula Polistes dominula2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025 Hairy Curtain Crust · Rush Disco · Deceiver · Beefsteak Fungus
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Rush Disco Lachnum apalum Deceiver Laccaria laccata Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Butterbur · Blackthorn · Intermediate Polypody · Selfheal +2
Ramsons Allium ursinum Butterbur Petasites hybridus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,722 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Wigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +36
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug · Polistes dominula · German Wasp · Baccha elongata +1
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Polistes dominula Polistes dominula2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025 Hairy Curtain Crust · Rush Disco · Deceiver · Beefsteak Fungus
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Rush Disco Lachnum apalum Deceiver Laccaria laccata Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Ramsons · Butterbur · Blackthorn · Intermediate Polypody · Selfheal +2
Ramsons Allium ursinum Butterbur Petasites hybridus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bridgman’s Bean-galler
Bridgman’s Bean-galler
Euura bridgmanii2025
Euura bridgmanii2025
2025
2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025 