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53.72539, -2.50131

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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
🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Butterfly-bush, Fritillary +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Butterfly-bush, Fritillary +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named route

Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal 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

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weavers WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,787 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,787 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Buzzard +76

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
CootFulica atra2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024

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Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2026

Red-eyed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +19

Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata2025
Ectemnius cavifronsEctemnius cavifrons2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2024
HornetVespa crabro2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Butterfly-bush · Fritillary · Tutsan · Sneezewort +7

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,787 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw · Rock Dove · Buzzard +76

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia
BuzzardButeo buteo
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CurlewNumenius arquata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
CootFulica atra2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects24 species

summer

2026

Red-eyed Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +19

Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Palloptera scutellataPalloptera scutellata2025
Ectemnius cavifronsEctemnius cavifrons2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2024
HornetVespa crabro2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024

🌿

Plants12 species

summer

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Butterfly-bush · Fritillary · Tutsan · Sneezewort +7

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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