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▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 128m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Canada Goose 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 128m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cornflower, Ribwort Plantain, Lesser Trefoil +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cornflower, Ribwort Plantain, Lesser Trefoil +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Bramble, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pendle Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Brun Valley Greenway Walking route ▾
Netherwood Road public footpath · 260 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 260 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 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 Route 68 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sweet Clough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾
Named route Length 172.2 km
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Netherwood Road byway open to all traffic · 539 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 539 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Netherwood Road byway open to all traffic · 139 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 139 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Netherwood Road byway open to all traffic · 162 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 162 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Pair of Victorian Houses, Queen's Park Road, Burnley
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Wildlife to spot
19,252 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,252 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Peregrine · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Peregrine Falco peregrinus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wood Mouse
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Butterbur · Hart's-Tongue · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Pot Marigold · Ribwort Plantain +5
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,252 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Peregrine · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Peregrine Falco peregrinus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Goosander Mergus merganser Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Teal Anas crecca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Wood Mouse
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter +12
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Butterbur · Hart's-Tongue · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Pot Marigold · Ribwort Plantain +5
Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker
Brown Hawker
Aeshna grandis2025
Aeshna grandis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Helina Helina2025
Helina Helina2025
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2025
Woolly Alder Sawfly Eriocampa ovata2025
Limnophora tigrina Limnophora tigrina2025
Limnophora tigrina Limnophora tigrina2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025