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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.68930, -2.67129
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 352m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 352m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Lesser Celandine, Daisy +81 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Lesser Celandine, Daisy +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Dandelion, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +13 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Croft Park public footpath · 195 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 195 m Path type: service
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 295 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 295 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Leyland Golf Club on the A49
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Wildlife to spot
16,786 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,786 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · American Cockroach · Baccha elongata +1
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 American Cockroach Periplaneta americana2025 Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025 Ramsons · Lesser Celandine · Butterbur · Intermediate Polypody · Purple-loosestrife +12
Ramsons Allium ursinum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterbur Petasites hybridus Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,786 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · American Cockroach · Baccha elongata +1
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 American Cockroach Periplaneta americana2025 Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025 Ramsons · Lesser Celandine · Butterbur · Intermediate Polypody · Purple-loosestrife +12
Ramsons Allium ursinum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Butterbur Petasites hybridus Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025 Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bridgman’s Bean-galler
Bridgman’s Bean-galler
Euura bridgmanii2025
Euura bridgmanii2025
Tormentil
Tormentil
Potentilla erecta2025
Potentilla erecta2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2025
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025 