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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha
Getting here
53.69600, -2.73263
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Moss Side Shops 420m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Moss Side Shops 420m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Fallow Deer, Brown Hare, Hedgehog +13 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Centaurea nigra, Creeping Thistle, Lesser Celandine +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km33 public paths nearby
Public paths
Titan Waypublic footpath · 198 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 198 mPath type: cycleway
Avocet Courtpublic footpath · 116 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 116 mPath type: residential
Avocet Courtpublic footpath · 7 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: residential
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorley LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route295 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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