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54.04443, -2.71486
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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 🐕 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
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +253 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +253 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bog Asphodel, Common Cottongrass, Bell Heather +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bog Asphodel, Common Cottongrass, Bell Heather +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Crowberry agg. +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map University Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Ottergear Bridge, near Windy Clough
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Wildlife to spot
5,047 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,047 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Curlew Numenius arquata Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Barn Owl Tyto alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Black Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser +18
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Bog Asphodel · Lousewort · Wood Sage · Red Campion · Bluebell +2
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Red Campion Silene dioica Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,047 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Curlew Numenius arquata Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Barn Owl Tyto alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Siskin Spinus spinus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldcrest Regulus regulus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐝 Insects 23 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Black Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser +18
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Bog Asphodel · Lousewort · Wood Sage · Red Campion · Bluebell +2
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Red Campion Silene dioica Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Gorse
Gorse
Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus
