Fox Hill Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 43 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 43 ha
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53.65499, -2.44339
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Mallard +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Cranberry, Rhododendron +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 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 ▾
Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos In the Plantation above Yarnsdale
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4,784 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,784 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Wren · Kestrel +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Tree Bumblebee
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Heather +4
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heather Calluna vulgaris Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Himalayan Balsam Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,784 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Mallard · Robin · Wren · Kestrel +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Early Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Tree Bumblebee
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Heather +4
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heather Calluna vulgaris Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Himalayan Balsam Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Impatiens glandulifera2025
Impatiens glandulifera2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025 