Mitton Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › North West › Ribble Valley Getting here
53.83439, -2.43643
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 295m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 295m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Woodpigeon, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Woodpigeon, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Ground-elder +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Dark Giant Horsefly +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Dark Giant Horsefly +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 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.
Named route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Tolkien Trail Walking route 11.4 km ▾
Tolkien Trail famous 'Middle Earth' walk: People come from all over the world to walk the famous Tolkien Trail. To follow in the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien himself and see how he was inspired by the beautiful landscape of Lancashire. Immerse yourself in
Named route Length 11.4 km
Show on map Great Harwood Nature Walk 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 Turkey Lane public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Surface gravel Path type: footway
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional 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.
Photos Mitton Wood and the River Ribble
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Wildlife to spot
13,876 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Sand Martin Riparia riparia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Dark Giant Horsefly · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · Limnephilus auricula +3
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn · Great Willowherb · Lesser Burdock +3
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,876 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Sand Martin Riparia riparia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · Dark Giant Horsefly · Black-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · Limnephilus auricula +3
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Giant Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn · Great Willowherb · Lesser Burdock +3
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Paranchus albipes
Paranchus albipes
Paranchus albipes
Paranchus albipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2024
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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