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Shaw Hill Golf Course

6 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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53.67885, -2.64745

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 423m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 423m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red-legged Shieldbug, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Red-legged Shieldbug, Speckled Wood +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Daisy, Yellow-rattle, Rubus distractiformis +60 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Yellow-rattle, Rubus distractiformis +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Chinese Bramble, Giant Blackberry +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Penwortham to LeylandCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chorley LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route295 m

Named routeRef 55Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

18,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Larus argentatus argenteus · Woodpigeon · Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos +50

Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CootFulica atra
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2025
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects3 species

winterautumn

2026

Western Honey Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · American Cockroach

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
American CockroachPeriplaneta americana2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Dog's Mercury · Narcissus agg. · Daisy · Lesser Celandine

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
DaisyBellis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,073 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Larus argentatus argenteus · Woodpigeon · Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos +50

Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CootFulica atra
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2025
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects3 species

winterautumn

2026

Western Honey Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug · American Cockroach

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
American CockroachPeriplaneta americana2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Dog's Mercury · Narcissus agg. · Daisy · Lesser Celandine

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
DaisyBellis perennis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Peering over the wall at Shaw Hill Golf Course

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