Getting here
53.98176, -2.61563
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Sandpiper and Curlew
- 🐕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
- 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Sandpiper and Curlew
- 🐕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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Common Sandpiper, Curlew, Oystercatcher +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Sandpiper, Curlew, Oystercatcher +94 more · last seen 2025
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush, Cross-leaved Heath, Wavy Hair-Grass +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush, Cross-leaved Heath, Wavy Hair-Grass +32 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Snipefly, Bilberry Bumblebee, Notch-horned Cleg +94 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Snipefly, Bilberry Bumblebee, Notch-horned Cleg +94 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
The Trough of BowlandCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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