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Pimbo Bike Park

7 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.53704, -2.77825

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley, Red Campion +155 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley, Red Campion +155 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Holland Mosspublic footpath · 221 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 221 mPath type: unclassified
Holland Mosspublic footpath · 410 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 410 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route153 m
Named routeRef 562Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route253 m
Named routeRef 562Length 253 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route397 m
Named routeRef 562Length 397 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 562Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M58 west of Whiteledge Road

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M58 west of Whiteledge Road

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