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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.74628, -2.70194
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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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Rubus tuberculatus, Giant Blackberry, Elder +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Butterfly-bush, Oxford Ragwort +284 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Butterfly-bush, Oxford Ragwort +284 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Old Tram Road public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Old Tram Road public footpath · 191 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 191 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Old Tram Road public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Surface asphalt Path type: construction
Show on map 250 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Steep gradient route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Tram Road bridleway · 47 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 47 m Surface paved Path type: construction
Show on map Stricklands Lane bridleway · 125 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 125 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
53,930 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,930 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 🌿 Plants 26 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Thistle · Flowering Currant +21
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,930 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 🌿 Plants 26 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Thistle · Flowering Currant +21
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025 