Rantree Hill Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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54.09167, -2.62783
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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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bird's-nest Orchid, Wall Lettuce, Water Mint +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Downlooker Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Early Bumblebee +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Downlooker Snipefly, Scathophaga stercoraria, Early Bumblebee +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Wood-sorrel, Wild Strawberry +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional 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 Bentham Bike Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 27 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 157 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 157 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Track leading up Rantree Hill
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Wildlife to spot
8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Swallow · Pied Wagtail +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Otter
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Early Bumblebee · Orange-tailed Mining Bee · Helophilus pendulus · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Scabious Clubhorn +14
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Scabious Clubhorn Abia nitens2024 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Mint · Trailing Bellflower · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Daisy · Bird's-nest Orchid +1
Water Mint Mentha aquatica Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Daisy Bellis perennis Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis atrorubens2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,316 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Swallow · Pied Wagtail +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 European White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Otter
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Early Bumblebee · Orange-tailed Mining Bee · Helophilus pendulus · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Scabious Clubhorn +14
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa2024 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Scabious Clubhorn Abia nitens2024 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha 🌿 Plants 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Mint · Trailing Bellflower · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Daisy · Bird's-nest Orchid +1
Water Mint Mentha aquatica Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Daisy Bellis perennis Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia nidus-avis Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis atrorubens2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2024
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2024
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2024
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2024
Dark Sawfly Tenthredo atra2024
Dark Sawfly Tenthredo atra2024
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2024
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2024
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2024
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2024
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2024
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2024 