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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
53.69980, -2.49120
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +33 more · last seen 2026; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling, Waxy Crust +61 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 27 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▾
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
16 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 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Turn Lanebridleway · 777 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 777 mPath type: bridleway
Photos
The Greenway Shelter or Bandstand in Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,003 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,003 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Chocolate Mining Bee
Blackfoot Polypore · Variable Oysterling · Waxy Crust · Blushing Bracket · Grey Coral +59
- Blackfoot PolyporePolyporus leptocephalus
- Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis
- Waxy CrustVuilleminia comedens
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Grey CoralClavulina cinerea
- Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
- Iodine Bonnet
🌿Plants8 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Hazel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Groundsel +3
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,003 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Wren +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gwynne's Mining Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Chocolate Mining Bee
Blackfoot Polypore · Variable Oysterling · Waxy Crust · Blushing Bracket · Grey Coral +59
- Blackfoot PolyporePolyporus leptocephalus
- Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis
- Waxy CrustVuilleminia comedens
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Grey CoralClavulina cinerea
- Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus
- Iodine Bonnet
🌿Plants8 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Hazel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Groundsel +3
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena scotica
Andrena scotica
Mycena filopes
Mycena filopes
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumPhragmocephala atraPhragmocephala atraPhragmocephala atraPhragmocephala atraOak CrustPeniophora quercinaOak CrustPeniophora quercinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaBirch BesomTaphrina betulinaNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumBleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatumBleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumRush DiscoLachnum apalumRush DiscoLachnum apalumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumLeptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolumLeptosphaeria doliolumWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaWarlock's ButterExidia planaWarlock's ButterExidia planaBark BonnetPhloeomana speireaBark BonnetPhloeomana speireaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaRancid BonnetMycena olidaRancid BonnetMycena olidaRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumRoot RotHeterobasidion annosumCrimped GillPlicatura crispaCrimped GillPlicatura crispaBracken MapRhopographus filicinusBracken MapRhopographus filicinusCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataPeniophora limitataDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesDead Moll's FingersXylaria longipesWhite BrainExidia thuretianaWhite BrainExidia thuretianaPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataCommon MazegillDatronia mollisCommon MazegillDatronia mollisFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaFrosty BonnetMycena tenerrimaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaCommon InkcapCoprinopsis atramentariaCommon InkcapCoprinopsis atramentariaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaPhaeotremella frondosaLumpy BracketTrametes gibbosaLumpy BracketTrametes gibbosaHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaAscocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichniumAscocoryne cylichniumTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorAlder BracketMensularia radiataAlder BracketMensularia radiataBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumBleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosumRusty CrustSkeletocutis amorphaRusty CrustSkeletocutis amorphaGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusBeechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophilaBeechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophilaBlackening BrittlegillRussula nigricansBlackening BrittlegillRussula nigricansSmall StagshornCalocera corneaSmall StagshornCalocera corneaJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeHairy Leg BellGalerina vittiformisHairy Leg BellGalerina vittiformisButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaPorcelain FungusMucidula mucidaPorcelain FungusMucidula mucidaBonet OdroMycena galopusBonet OdroMycena galopusTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareCommon RustgillGymnopilus penetransCommon RustgillGymnopilus penetransOak PinCudoniella acicularisOak PinCudoniella acicularisCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Events & activities nearby
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