Fork to Fork Forest Garden
3 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.03932, -2.78260
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Country Style Meats Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Country Style Meats Farm Shop on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Common Darter +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Lesser Celandine, Ivy +165 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
75 signed routes nearby
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Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
City LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
22,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,957 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Long-tailed Tit +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Bat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BatChiroptera
- MoleTalpa europaea
Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · Sitona obsoletus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +1
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants64 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Holly · Lords-and-Ladies · Butterfly-bush +59
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,957 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren · Long-tailed Tit +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Rabbit · Bat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BatChiroptera
- MoleTalpa europaea
Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · Sitona obsoletus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +1
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants64 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Holly · Lords-and-Ladies · Butterfly-bush +59
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Otter
Otter
Lutra lutra2025
Lutra lutra2025
Cherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus laurocerasus
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.IvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaNew Zealand Bitter-cressCardamine corymbosaNew Zealand Bitter-cressCardamine corymbosaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumHybrid Lenten-roseHelleborus x hybridusHybrid Lenten-roseHelleborus x hybridusSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisFritillaryFritillaria meleagrisGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaLawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2025Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025