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Heys Lane Plantation

3 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.85570, -2.26268

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Sericostoma personatum +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Sericostoma personatum +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Common Spotted-orchid, Primrose +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Common Spotted-orchid, Primrose +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Common Nettle, Hogweed +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
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.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 68Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route207 m
Named routeLength 207 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route734 m
Named routeRef 68Length 734 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hays Lanebyway open to all traffic · 822 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 822 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Hays Lanebyway open to all traffic · 254 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 254 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Barley Greenbridleway · 92 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 92 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Muddy bridleway through Heys Lane Plantation

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Muddy bridleway through Heys Lane Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barley Picnic AreaUrban park700 m→🌱Barrowford ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Victoria Park (south)Urban park3.1 km→🌱Barrowford ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Hodge HouseUrban park3.8 km→🌱Brierfield Peace GardenUrban park4 km→

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