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Places › England › North West › Burnley Getting here
53.78048, -2.25700
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Swallow, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Swallow, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Painted Lady +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Painted Lady +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ramsons, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +58 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ramsons, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pendle Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Hillside public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Path type: residential
Show on map Sefton Avenue public footpath · 30 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 30 m Path type: residential
Show on map Healey Court public footpath · 78 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 78 m Path type: residential
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 604 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 604 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 685 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 685 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sweet Clough Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pendle Water Bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Serpentine Road byway open to all traffic · 142 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 142 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Clevelands Road byway open to all traffic · 82 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 82 m Path type: residential
Show on map Serpentine Road byway open to all traffic · 80 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 80 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
9,886 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,886 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Swallow · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swift +37
Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Curlew Numenius arquata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Barn Owl Tyto alba House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Himalayan Balsam · Winter-cress · Creeping-Jenny · Dotted Loosestrife · White Poplar +18
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2024 Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025 White Poplar Populus alba2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,886 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Swallow · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Swift +37
Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Curlew Numenius arquata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Barn Owl Tyto alba House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius Himalayan Balsam · Winter-cress · Creeping-Jenny · Dotted Loosestrife · White Poplar +18
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2024 Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025 White Poplar Populus alba2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 2025
2025
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2024
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2024
Norway Maple Acer platanoides2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2024
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
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