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Round cairn on Parlick Pike

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📷 Steve Houldsworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Meadow Pipit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Meadow Pipit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Meadow Vetchling, Tufted Hair-grass +199 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Meadow Vetchling, Tufted Hair-grass +199 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Sorrel, Common Nettle +28 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Trough of BowlandCycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

The Chipping RoundCycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springautumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Skylark · Raven · Kestrel +57

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
MagpiePica pica2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Great TitParus major2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Barn OwlTyto alba2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Badger · Common Shrew

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2023

Broad-bodied Chaser · Migrant Hawker · Neophilaenus · Alder Leaf Beetle · Notch-horned Cleg +5

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
NeophilaenusNeophilaenus2019
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus

🌿

Plants12 species

spring

2025

Gorse · Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Marsh Thistle · Cross-leaved Heath +7

GorseUlex europaeus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023
Water MintMentha aquatica2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springautumn

2025

Meadow Pipit · Swallow · Skylark · Raven · Kestrel +57

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RobinErithacus rubecula
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CuckooCuculus canorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
MagpiePica pica2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Great TitParus major2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Barn OwlTyto alba2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Badger · Common Shrew

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023

🐝

Insects10 species

springsummer

2023

Broad-bodied Chaser · Migrant Hawker · Neophilaenus · Alder Leaf Beetle · Notch-horned Cleg +5

Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
NeophilaenusNeophilaenus2019
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus

🌿

Plants12 species

spring

2025

Gorse · Lesser Celandine · Marsh-marigold · Marsh Thistle · Cross-leaved Heath +7

GorseUlex europaeus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2023
Water MintMentha aquatica2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Houldsworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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