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Hindley Head Plantation - Grassland

28 ha

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

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54.01073, -2.38274

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕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 — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ribble WayWalking route114 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 routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route

The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route

The 8 - Bottomspublic footpath · 505 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 505 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The 8Mountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

30,978 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,978 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds68 species

summerautumn

2025

Wigeon · Teal · Cormorant · Pochard · Mallard +63

WigeonMareca penelope
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PochardAythya ferina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SiskinSpinus spinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PintailAnas acuta
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoosanderMergus merganser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

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Insects3 species

summer

2025

Sciara hemerobioides · Spiked Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird

Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Common Haircap · Springy Turf-moss

Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,978 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

summerautumn

2025

Wigeon · Teal · Cormorant · Pochard · Mallard +63

WigeonMareca penelope
TealAnas crecca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
PochardAythya ferina
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SiskinSpinus spinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PintailAnas acuta
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RavenCorvus corax
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoosanderMergus merganser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Common GullLarus canus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Sciara hemerobioides · Spiked Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird

Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Common Haircap · Springy Turf-moss

Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Graham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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