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53.76808, -2.66140
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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 🛝 Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle, Red Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Occupation Lane public footpath · 566 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 566 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 211 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Steep gradient route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,118 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Domestic Dog · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Hornet · Spiked Shieldbug · Tree Bumblebee · Southern Hawker +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Wood Anemone · Marsh-marigold +20
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,118 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Domestic Dog · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · Hornet · Spiked Shieldbug · Tree Bumblebee · Southern Hawker +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025 Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Wood Anemone · Marsh-marigold +20
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025 2025
2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2025
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