Mill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐶 Dogs🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › Hyndburn Getting here
53.76702, -2.40283
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 336m away — 4 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 336m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Great Harwood Nature Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail 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 Tottleworth Road public footpath · 815 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 815 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 59 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 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
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
19,080 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,080 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Swift Apus apus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Ruddy Darter +16
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Curculio betulae Field Bindweed · Lesser Celandine · Water Fern · Common Toadflax · Early Goldenrod +13
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2025 Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea2025 Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,080 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Swift Apus apus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · 10-spot Ladybird · Ruddy Darter +16
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Curculio betulae Field Bindweed · Lesser Celandine · Water Fern · Common Toadflax · Early Goldenrod +13
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2025 Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea2025 Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Curculio betulae
Curculio betulae
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 2025
2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Red Bistort Bistorta amplexicaulis2025
Red Bistort Bistorta amplexicaulis2025
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae2025
Water-Lily Nymphaea x marliacea2025
Water-Lily Nymphaea x marliacea2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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