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Pine Covert

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.60448, -2.72783

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Pale Brittlestem, Birch Woodwart +77 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Pale Brittlestem, Birch Woodwart +77 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Ground-elder, Bilberry +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Peacock +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Peacock +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Gorse +89 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Gorse +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Chorley LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route

Standish Mineral LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route74 m

Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route13 m

Named routeRef 562Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

5,230 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,230 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Mediterranean Gull +49

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
MagpiePica pica2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Little OwlAthene noctua
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
StoatMustela erminea2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2025

Gastrophysa polygoni · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +10

Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🍄

Fungi5 species

winter

2026

Common Orange Lichen · Elder Whitewash · Physcia adscendens · Crystal Brain · Nettle Pox

Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Nettle PoxCalloria tremelloides

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2025

Broad Buckler-fern · Kidney Saxifrage · Polypody · Musk-mallow · Hedge Woundwort +11

Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Kidney SaxifrageSaxifraga hirsuta2024
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
FringecupsTellima grandiflora
Hornbeam

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,230 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Mediterranean Gull +49

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
RuffCalidris pugnax2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
MagpiePica pica2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Little OwlAthene noctua
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
StoatMustela erminea2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023

🐝

Insects15 species

summer

2025

Gastrophysa polygoni · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +10

Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

🍄

Fungi5 species

winter

2026

Common Orange Lichen · Elder Whitewash · Physcia adscendens · Crystal Brain · Nettle Pox

Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Elder WhitewashXylodon sambuci
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Nettle PoxCalloria tremelloides

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2025

Broad Buckler-fern · Kidney Saxifrage · Polypody · Musk-mallow · Hedge Woundwort +11

Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Kidney SaxifrageSaxifraga hirsuta2024
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
FringecupsTellima grandiflora
Hornbeam

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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