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54.00116, -2.65393
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin 🌿 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
🐦 111+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Jackdaw +108 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Jackdaw +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Wild Angelica +44 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Wild Angelica +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Rowan +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Common Pine Combhorn, Red-legged Shieldbug +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Common Pine Combhorn, Red-legged Shieldbug +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop) Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Northern Route To Cockerham and Dolphinholme Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Thorn Clough and Woodsyke Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
4,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,011 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 113 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +108
🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Field Grasshopper · Common Pine Combhorn · Red-legged Shieldbug · Bilberry Bumblebee · 10-spot Ladybird +5
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Pine Combhorn Diprion pini2023 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023 Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Blackthorn · Elder · Wild Angelica · Wood Sage · Ash +42
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Tormentil Potentilla erecta Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,011 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 113 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +108
🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Field Grasshopper · Common Pine Combhorn · Red-legged Shieldbug · Bilberry Bumblebee · 10-spot Ladybird +5
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Common Pine Combhorn Diprion pini2023 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2023 Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius Blackthorn · Elder · Wild Angelica · Wood Sage · Ash +42
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Elder Sambucus nigra Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Tormentil Potentilla erecta Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2023
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee Halictus rubicundus2023
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum subsp. aquilinum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Musk Erythranthe moschata2023
Musk Erythranthe moschata2023
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2023
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