Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.78581, -2.56112
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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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Bowfields Lanepublic footpath · 74 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mPath type: unclassified
Bowfields Lanepublic footpath · 60 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: unclassified
Carr Lanepublic footpath · 271 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 271 mPath type: unclassified
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,905 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,905 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
🌿Plants10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Pendulous Sedge · Cowslip · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Giant Hogweed +5
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,905 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Muntjac
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
🌿Plants10 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Pendulous Sedge · Cowslip · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Giant Hogweed +5
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Asplenium scolopendrium2023
Asplenium scolopendrium2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023