Heald Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 35 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.71092, -2.53307
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Stitchwort, Marsh-marigold, Bluebell +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Harlequin Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Mint, Beech, Garlic Mustard
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 32 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 51 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
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Wood along Sheep Bridge Brook
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Wildlife to spot
6,641 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,641 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Stonechat · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +42
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Larus michahellis michahellis Larus michahellis michahellis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mole · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony · Selfheal
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,641 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Stonechat · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Collared Dove +42
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Larus michahellis michahellis Larus michahellis michahellis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Mole · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Fallow Deer Dama dama Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025 Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony · Selfheal
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Davies' Colletes Colletes daviesanus2025
Davies' Colletes Colletes daviesanus2025
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca2025
Impunctate Mini-miner Andrena subopaca2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
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
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 