Getting here
53.97969, -2.34711
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Barn Owl +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Barn Owl +75 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Common Smoothcap, Silky Forklet-moss +119 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Common Smoothcap, Silky Forklet-moss +119 more · last seen 2024
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Barren Strawberry, Ramsons +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Ribble WayWalking route114 km
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
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.
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
The 8Mountain bike route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Wildlife to spot
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