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Getting here
54.02673, -2.37595
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via The 8
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via The 8
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Mountain biking
Very strong match
2 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: The 8
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Willow Warbler, Robin +64 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Wren, Willow Warbler, Robin +64 more · last seen 2024
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Nicrophorus vespilloides, Anacaena globulus, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2023
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Burnet, Common Valerian, Bendy Ditrichum +56 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Burnet, Common Valerian, Bendy Ditrichum +56 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 40 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.
The 8 - Bottomspublic footpath · 505 m
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
The 8Mountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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