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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › North West › Ribble Valley Getting here
53.92898, -2.39497
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Heath Bedstraw, Bush Vetch +150 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hare's-tail Cottongrass, Heath Bedstraw, Bush Vetch +150 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Bramble +17 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 16 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 The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail Walking route 105 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 route Length 105 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Shivering Ginnel public footpath · 666 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 666 m Path type: footway
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Observation post on Grindleton Fell
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Wildlife to spot
6,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,052 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch +39
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Magpie Pica pica2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Brown Hare · Weasel · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Emperor Dragonfly · Black Darter · Striped Fern-sawfly · Athous · Common Darter +4
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2021 Striped Fern-sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata Athous Athous Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2021 Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Marsh Pennywort · Springy Turf-moss · Red Campion · Bugle
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2023 Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023 Red Campion Silene dioica2022 Bugle Ajuga reptans2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,052 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Chaffinch +39
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Magpie Pica pica2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2021 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2021 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Brown Hare · Weasel · Hedgehog
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Emperor Dragonfly · Black Darter · Striped Fern-sawfly · Athous · Common Darter +4
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2021 Striped Fern-sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata Athous Athous Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2021 Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Marsh Pennywort · Springy Turf-moss · Red Campion · Bugle
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2023 Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023 Red Campion Silene dioica2022 Bugle Ajuga reptans2022 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2021
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2021
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2021 