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Places › England › North West › Hyndburn Getting here
53.74097, -2.35454
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Hazel, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +166 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +166 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Spanish Bluebell, Herb-Robert +88 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Spanish Bluebell, Herb-Robert +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 49 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hyndburn Greenway public footpath · 20 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 20 m Path type: cycleway
Show on map Pocklington Street public footpath · 25 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 25 m Path type: residential
Show on map Hill Street public footpath · 80 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 80 m Path type: service
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 604 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 604 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hyndburn Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Huncoat Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,094 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,094 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +26
Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Curlew Numenius arquata Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Early Bumblebee · Bicellaria vana +72
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Bicellaria vana Bicellaria vana2025 Pegoplata infirma Pegoplata infirma2025 Black Nightshade · Burnet Rose · Sweet Chestnut · Woodruff · Field Horsetail +4
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Woodruff Galium odoratum Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2024 Great Horsetail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,094 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +26
Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Curlew Numenius arquata Skylark Alauda arvensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mole
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Carder Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Early Bumblebee · Bicellaria vana +72
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Bicellaria vana Bicellaria vana2025 Pegoplata infirma Pegoplata infirma2025 Black Nightshade · Burnet Rose · Sweet Chestnut · Woodruff · Field Horsetail +4
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Woodruff Galium odoratum Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2024 Great Horsetail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2025
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024
Heath Bumblebee Bombus jonellus2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Hybos culiciformis Hybos culiciformis2025
Hybos culiciformis Hybos culiciformis2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2025
Botanophila striolata Botanophila striolata2025
Botanophila striolata Botanophila striolata2025
Hilara chorica Hilara chorica2025
Hilara chorica Hilara chorica2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Pegoplata aestiva Pegoplata aestiva2025
Pegoplata aestiva Pegoplata aestiva2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulans Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulans2025
Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulans Mecomma (Mecomma) ambulans2025
Empis aestiva Empis aestiva2025
Empis aestiva Empis aestiva2025
Fannia fuscula Fannia fuscula2025
Fannia fuscula Fannia fuscula2025
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2025
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis2025
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa2025
Muscina prolapsa Muscina prolapsa2025
Helina depuncta Helina depuncta2025
Helina depuncta Helina depuncta2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Molophilus appendiculatus Molophilus appendiculatus2025
Molophilus appendiculatus Molophilus appendiculatus2025
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2025
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus2025
Sapromyza hyalinata Sapromyza hyalinata2025
Sapromyza hyalinata Sapromyza hyalinata2025
Ocydromia glabricula Ocydromia glabricula2025
Ocydromia glabricula Ocydromia glabricula2025
Empis nuntia Empis nuntia2025
Empis nuntia Empis nuntia2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Hilara cornicula Hilara cornicula2025
Hilara cornicula Hilara cornicula2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Delia platura Delia platura2025
Oncopsis flavicollis Oncopsis flavicollis2025
Oncopsis flavicollis Oncopsis flavicollis2025
Limnophora riparia Limnophora riparia2025
Limnophora riparia Limnophora riparia2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Hilara quadrifasciata Hilara quadrifasciata2025
Hilara quadrifasciata Hilara quadrifasciata2025
Platypalpus candicans Platypalpus candicans2025
Platypalpus candicans Platypalpus candicans2025
Platypalpus pectoralis Platypalpus pectoralis2025
Platypalpus pectoralis Platypalpus pectoralis2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Ormosia nodulosa Ormosia nodulosa2025
Ormosia nodulosa Ormosia nodulosa2025
Dicranophragma nemorale Dicranophragma nemorale2025
Dicranophragma nemorale Dicranophragma nemorale2025
Fannia polychaeta Fannia polychaeta2025
Fannia polychaeta Fannia polychaeta2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Empis livida Empis livida2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2025
Hilara anglodanica Hilara anglodanica2025
Hilara anglodanica Hilara anglodanica2025
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae2025
Rivellia syngenesiae Rivellia syngenesiae2025
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2025
Small Fleck-winged Snipefly Rhagio lineola2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus2025
Platycheirus angustatus Platycheirus angustatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Pseudolyciella pallidiventris Pseudolyciella pallidiventris2025
Pseudolyciella pallidiventris Pseudolyciella pallidiventris2025
Short-horned Black Legionnaire Beris fuscipes2025
Short-horned Black Legionnaire Beris fuscipes2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Trichina clavipes Trichina clavipes2025
Trichina clavipes Trichina clavipes2025
Gonomyia abscondita Gonomyia abscondita2025
Gonomyia abscondita Gonomyia abscondita2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2025
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Withy Weevil Cryptorhynchus lapathi2025
Withy Weevil Cryptorhynchus lapathi2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Tormentil Mining Bee Andrena tarsata2024
Tormentil Mining Bee Andrena tarsata2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024 Equisetum telmateia2024
Equisetum telmateia2024
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2024
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024