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53.87441, -2.72474
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw 🌿 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
🐦 58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Silver Y, Willow Beauty +139 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Silver Y, Willow Beauty +139 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Nipplewort +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Nipplewort +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Barren Strawberry, Bilberry, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Knott End Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southern Loop to Great Eccleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map The Chipping Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,536 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,536 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Siskin · Goldfinch +21
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Boletina dubia · Mycetophila fungorum · Mycetophila ornata +6
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Boletina dubia Boletina dubia2024 Mycetophila fungorum Mycetophila fungorum2024 Mycetophila ornata Mycetophila ornata2024 Mycetophila marginata Mycetophila marginata 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Daffodil · False Oat-grass · Hedge Woundwort · Hemlock Water-dropwort +6
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,536 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Siskin · Goldfinch +21
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mole · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly · Volucella pellucens · Boletina dubia · Mycetophila fungorum · Mycetophila ornata +6
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Boletina dubia Boletina dubia2024 Mycetophila fungorum Mycetophila fungorum2024 Mycetophila ornata Mycetophila ornata2024 Mycetophila marginata Mycetophila marginata 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Daffodil · False Oat-grass · Hedge Woundwort · Hemlock Water-dropwort +6
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Tinodes maclachlani Tinodes maclachlani2024
Tinodes maclachlani Tinodes maclachlani2024
Mycetophila ocellus Mycetophila ocellus2024
Mycetophila ocellus Mycetophila ocellus2024
Mycetophila britannica Mycetophila britannica2024
Mycetophila britannica Mycetophila britannica2024
Mycetophila curviseta Mycetophila curviseta2024
Mycetophila curviseta Mycetophila curviseta2024
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2024
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2024 Butterbur
Butterbur
Petasites hybridus2025
Petasites hybridus2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2024
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 