Knowl Heights Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.69644, -2.47814
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Hazel, Rowan, Ramsons +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Darter, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Prickly Heath, American Skunk-cabbage, Cross-leaved Heath +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Prickly Heath, American Skunk-cabbage, Cross-leaved Heath +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reelers 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 ▾
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sniddle Hill Lane public footpath · 159 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 159 m Path type: track
Show on map Punstock Road public footpath · 347 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 347 m Path type: footway
Show on map Slippery brick path public footpath · 303 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 303 m Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Turn Lane bridleway · 777 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 777 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,879 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,879 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Wren · Goldcrest +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Roe Deer · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly +4
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Chocolate Mining Bee Blackfoot Polypore · Variable Oysterling · Waxy Crust · Blushing Bracket · Grey Coral +59
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus Iodine Bonnet 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Hazel · Groundsel · Common Field-speedwell +3
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,879 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Wren · Goldcrest +31
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coot Fulica atra Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Roe Deer · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly +4
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Chocolate Mining Bee Blackfoot Polypore · Variable Oysterling · Waxy Crust · Blushing Bracket · Grey Coral +59
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus Iodine Bonnet 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Hazel · Groundsel · Common Field-speedwell +3
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena scotica
Andrena scotica
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2025
Harmonia axyridis form conspicua Harmonia axyridis form conspicua2025 Mycena filopes
Mycena filopes
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Phragmocephala atra Phragmocephala atra
Phragmocephala atra Phragmocephala atra
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Rush Disco Lachnum apalum
Rush Disco Lachnum apalum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Leptosphaeria doliolum Leptosphaeria doliolum
Leptosphaeria doliolum Leptosphaeria doliolum
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Warlock's Butter Exidia plana
Warlock's Butter Exidia plana
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Rancid Bonnet Mycena olida
Rancid Bonnet Mycena olida
Root Rot Heterobasidion annosum
Root Rot Heterobasidion annosum
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Common Mazegill Datronia mollis
Common Mazegill Datronia mollis
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria
Phaeotremella frondosa Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa Phaeotremella frondosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Ascocoryne cylichnium Ascocoryne cylichnium
Ascocoryne cylichnium Ascocoryne cylichnium
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Alder Bracket Mensularia radiata
Alder Bracket Mensularia radiata
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Rusty Crust Skeletocutis amorpha
Rusty Crust Skeletocutis amorpha
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila
Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Hairy Leg Bell Galerina vittiformis
Hairy Leg Bell Galerina vittiformis
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida
Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida
Bonet Odro Mycena galopus
Bonet Odro Mycena galopus
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis
Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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