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Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.70404, -2.73942
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Lapwing +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Lapwing +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Centaurea nigra, Creeping Thistle, Lesser Celandine +87 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Centaurea nigra, Creeping Thistle, Lesser Celandine +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Giant Blackberry, Garlic Mustard +11 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Sod Hall Lane public footpath · 861 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 861 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route 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 Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 295 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 295 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,389 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,389 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Magpie +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Curlew Numenius arquata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 14 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Field Vole +9
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Slender Ground-hopper Coltsfoot · Centaurea nigra · Giant Blackberry · Creeping Thistle · Marsh Thistle +20
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024 Large Bindweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,389 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Magpie +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Barn Owl Tyto alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Curlew Numenius arquata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 🦌 Mammals 14 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Wood Mouse · Field Vole +9
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis pertinax +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Slender Ground-hopper Coltsfoot · Centaurea nigra · Giant Blackberry · Creeping Thistle · Marsh Thistle +20
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024 Large Bindweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025
Bat Chiroptera2024
Bat Chiroptera2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Tetrix subulata2024
Tetrix subulata2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024 Calystegia silvatica2024
Calystegia silvatica2024
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica2024
Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2024
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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