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Stepback Plantation

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.68463, -2.49710

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Swallow +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Swallow +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Prickly Heath, American Skunk-cabbage +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Prickly Heath, American Skunk-cabbage +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weavers WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
N/ACycling route573 m
Named routeLength 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path at the Stepback Plantation

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path at the Stepback Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sunnyhurst WoodUrban park1.7 km→🦉SUNNYHURST WOODSNature reserve1.7 km→✦SUNNYHURST WOODSHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Blacksnape Playing FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🦉RIVER DARWEN PARKWAYNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Bold Venture ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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