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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.62592, -2.40198
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Wren, Mallard, Canada Goose +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Mallard, Canada Goose +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Carabus problematicus · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers 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 ▾
Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kirklees Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 501 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 501 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 264 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 264 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Jumbles Country Park, The Reservoir
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Wildlife to spot
19,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,897 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +38
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Stoat +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bramble · Cranberry · Bog Asphodel · Hart's-Tongue · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera +5
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Hybrid Avens Geum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,897 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +38
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Stoat +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Bramble · Cranberry · Bog Asphodel · Hart's-Tongue · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera +5
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Hybrid Avens Geum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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