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54.05539, -2.75155
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Pedunculate Oak, Fox-and-cubs +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Pedunculate Oak, Fox-and-cubs +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Meadowsweet, Sweet Chestnut +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Darter, Syrphus +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Darter, Syrphus +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
Show on map 71 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map City Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map University Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
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5,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Neophilaenus lineatus · Common Carder Bee +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Wild Teasel · Alder · Meadowsweet · Pedunculate Oak +27
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,994 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +35
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Wood Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Neophilaenus lineatus · Common Carder Bee +10
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 32 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Wild Teasel · Alder · Meadowsweet · Pedunculate Oak +27
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Alder Alnus glutinosa2025 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator
Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Tipula scripta Tipula scripta
Tipula scripta Tipula scripta
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Fox-and-cubs
Fox-and-cubs
Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2025
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Potato Solanum tuberosum2025
Potato Solanum tuberosum2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025 