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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.73863, -2.54473
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🌿 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
🐦 73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fritillary, Butterbur, Giant Hogweed +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fritillary, Butterbur, Giant Hogweed +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Sweet Chestnut, Guelder-rose
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail Walking route 105 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 route Length 105 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 48 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 Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 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 Photos Trout Brook House and Trout Brook Farm
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Wildlife to spot
48,346 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,346 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Kingfisher +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Fritillary · Sweet Chestnut · Creeping Buttercup · Gorse · Giant Hogweed +6
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Gorse Ulex europaeus Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 48,346 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Kingfisher +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Fritillary · Sweet Chestnut · Creeping Buttercup · Gorse · Giant Hogweed +6
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Gorse Ulex europaeus Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus 