Getting here
53.95952, -2.29824
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Curlew, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2021; Birds — Carrion Crow, Curlew, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2021
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Perennial Rye-grass, Rough Meadow-grass +34 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Meadowsweet, Perennial Rye-grass, Rough Meadow-grass +34 more · last seen 2024
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Autumn Hawkbit, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +4 more · last seen 2015; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +4 more · last seen 2015
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
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.
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.
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Monubent Lanebridleway · 1.6 km
Wildlife to spot
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