Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 35 ha
Getting here
53.69956, -2.49173
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Clarke's Mining Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly +39 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Blackfoot Polypore, Variable Oysterling +61 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 27 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 ▾
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 16 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 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Turn Lane bridleway · 777 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 777 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos The Greenway Shelter or Bandstand in Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen
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Wildlife to spot
9,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,838 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Early Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gwynne's Mining Bee +2
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Chocolate Mining Bee Blackfoot Polypore · Variable Oysterling · Waxy Crust · Blushing Bracket · Grey Coral +59
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Bonet Odro 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Hazel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Groundsel +3
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,838 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +31
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Clarke's Mining Bee · Early Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Gwynne's Mining Bee +2
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gwynne's Mining Bee Andrena bicolor Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Chocolate Mining Bee Blackfoot Polypore · Variable Oysterling · Waxy Crust · Blushing Bracket · Grey Coral +59
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis Waxy Crust Vuilleminia comedens Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa Grey Coral Clavulina cinerea Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Bonet Odro 🌿 Plants 8 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
American Skunk-cabbage · Prickly Heath · Hazel · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Groundsel +3
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025 Hazel Corylus avellana Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Andrena scotica
Andrena scotica
Mycena galopus
Mycena galopus
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis
Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Common Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Phragmocephala atra Phragmocephala atra
Phragmocephala atra Phragmocephala atra
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Oak Crust Peniophora quercina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Crystal Brain Exidia nucleata
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Birch Besom Taphrina betulina
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Netted Crust Byssomerulius corium
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum
Bleeding Oak Crust Stereum gausapatum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Rush Disco Lachnum apalum
Rush Disco Lachnum apalum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Leptosphaeria doliolum Leptosphaeria doliolum
Leptosphaeria doliolum Leptosphaeria doliolum
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta
Warlock's Butter Exidia plana
Warlock's Butter Exidia plana
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Rancid Bonnet Mycena olida
Rancid Bonnet Mycena olida
Root Rot Heterobasidion annosum
Root Rot Heterobasidion annosum
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa
Crimped Gill Plicatura crispa
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Peniophora limitata Peniophora limitata
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Wrinkled Crust Phlebia radiata
Common Mazegill Datronia mollis
Common Mazegill Datronia mollis
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Frosty Bonnet Mycena tenerrima
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta
Brittle Cinder Kretzschmaria deusta
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria
Common Inkcap Coprinopsis atramentaria
Phaeotremella frondosa Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa Phaeotremella frondosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Hypoxylon petriniae Hypoxylon petriniae
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Coesyn Melfed Flammulina velutipes
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Olive Oysterling Sarcomyxa serotina
Ascocoryne cylichnium Ascocoryne cylichnium
Ascocoryne cylichnium Ascocoryne cylichnium
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Alder Bracket Mensularia radiata
Alder Bracket Mensularia radiata
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Beech Woodwart Hypoxylon fragiforme
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum
Rusty Crust Skeletocutis amorpha
Rusty Crust Skeletocutis amorpha
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila
Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Hairy Leg Bell Galerina vittiformis
Hairy Leg Bell Galerina vittiformis
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025 