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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.71987, -2.51749
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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Butterfly-bush, Fritillary +6 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Butterfly-bush, Fritillary +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,224 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,224 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Jackdaw · Collared Dove +43
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Larus michahellis michahellis Larus michahellis michahellis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-eyed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +8
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Common Earwig 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Fritillary · Sneezewort · Honeysuckle · Selfheal
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,224 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Jackdaw · Collared Dove +43
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Larus michahellis michahellis Larus michahellis michahellis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-eyed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Small Red-eyed Damselfly +8
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Common Earwig 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Fritillary · Sneezewort · Honeysuckle · Selfheal
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Davies' Colletes Colletes daviesanus2025
Davies' Colletes Colletes daviesanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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