St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
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53.77600, -2.38238
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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 — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Giant Hogweed, Orange Balsam +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Selfheal, Giant Hogweed, Orange Balsam +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Great Harwood Nature Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail Walking route 105 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 route Length 105 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 54 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 Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,839 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,839 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie · Caspian Gull · Black-headed Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Selfheal · Giant Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Oxeye Daisy · Japanese Knotweed +22
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Ash Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,839 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie · Caspian Gull · Black-headed Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Selfheal · Giant Hogweed · Lesser Celandine · Oxeye Daisy · Japanese Knotweed +22
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Ash Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fraxinus excelsior2024
Fraxinus excelsior2024
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2024
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Bindweed Calystegia2023
Bindweed Calystegia2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2023
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2023
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2023
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2023
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis2023
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis2023
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2023
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2023
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.2023
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.2023
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus2023
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus2023 