Pleasington Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 54 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 54 ha
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53.73031, -2.56634
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall-rue, Cleavers, Giant Hogweed +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Hazel, Sweet Chestnut
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Ribble Way Walking route 114 km ▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Ribble Rivers Trust banner in Hoghton Bottoms
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46,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,852 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +43
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wall-rue · Sweet Chestnut · Creeping Buttercup · Gorse · Cleavers +13
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Gorse Ulex europaeus Cleavers Galium aparine Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,852 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie +43
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wall-rue · Sweet Chestnut · Creeping Buttercup · Gorse · Cleavers +13
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Gorse Ulex europaeus Cleavers Galium aparine Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana 