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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › North West › Ribble Valley Getting here
53.94080, -2.30907
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Meadowsweet, Himalayan Balsam +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Meadowsweet, Himalayan Balsam +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Autumn Hawkbit, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +10 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +10 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 13 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 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 Fooden Lane public footpath · 31 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 31 m Path type: service
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾
Named route Length 172.2 km
Show on map Photos The track to Moorfield Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
3,898 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,898 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Little Egret · Jackdaw · Robin +43
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swift Apus apus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Otter Lutra lutra2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Knapweed · Meadowsweet · Hawthorn · Autumn Hawkbit · Broad-leaved Dock +23
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2020 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2020 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2020 Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2020 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2020 Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,898 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Little Egret · Jackdaw · Robin +43
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Little Egret Egretta garzetta Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swift Apus apus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Teal Anas crecca2022 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Otter · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Otter Lutra lutra2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2020 Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Knapweed · Meadowsweet · Hawthorn · Autumn Hawkbit · Broad-leaved Dock +23
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2020 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2020 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2020 Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2020 Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2020 Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Wood Ragwort Senecio ovatus2023
Wood Ragwort Senecio ovatus2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2020
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2020
Betony Betonica officinalis2020
Betony Betonica officinalis2020
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2020
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2020
Hazel Corylus avellana2020
Hazel Corylus avellana2020
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2020
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2020
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2020
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2020
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2020
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2020
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2020
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2020
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2020
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2020
Eyebright Euphrasia2020
Eyebright Euphrasia2020
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2020
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2020
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2020
Bird Cherry Prunus padus2020
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2020
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2020
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2020
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2020
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2020
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2020
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2020
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2020
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2020
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2020
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2020
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