Slipper Lowe Plantation 120 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 120 ha
Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.68403, -2.51500
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Roddlesworth Information Centre 76m away — 2 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 🅿️ Roddlesworth Information Centre 76m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Bibio pomonae +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Cranberry, Crowberry +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Cranberry, Crowberry +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Crowberry, Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
6,559 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,559 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Nuthatch · Red Grouse (scotica) · Fieldfare · Mallard +38
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Crowberry · American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath +7
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,559 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Nuthatch · Red Grouse (scotica) · Fieldfare · Mallard +38
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Crowberry · American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath +7
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Western Gorse Ulex gallii
Western Gorse Ulex gallii
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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