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54.09383, -2.74017
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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, Wren, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Carabus nemoralis, 7-spot Ladybird, Leucozona glaucia +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Carabus nemoralis, 7-spot Ladybird, Leucozona glaucia +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Ribwort Plantain, Dog's Mercury +37 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Ribwort Plantain, Dog's Mercury +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Meadowsweet, Ramsons +4 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map Bay Cycle Way Cycling route 132 km ▾
Named route Ref 700 Length 132 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,075 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,075 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Siskin Spinus spinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carabus nemoralis · Common Carder Bee · Brown Soft-scale · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dog's Mercury
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,075 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Goosander Mergus merganser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rock Dove Columba livia Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Little Egret Egretta garzetta Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Siskin Spinus spinus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carabus nemoralis · Common Carder Bee · Brown Soft-scale · Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dog's Mercury
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 