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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
53.79519, -2.23696
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Peregrine +81 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Swift, Peregrine +81 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Angle Shades, Silver Y, Common Marbled Carpet +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named routeRegional walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Pendle WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Burnley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef BuWRegional walking route
Brun Valley GreenwayWalking route▾
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 604Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 604National Cycle Network
Route 68Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 685Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 685National Cycle Network
Sweet Clough GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +40
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects31 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +26
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants21 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Cornflower · Ribwort Plantain · Butterbur · Hart's-Tongue · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +16
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Pot Marigold
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,205 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +40
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Wood Mouse · Hedgehog
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects31 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +26
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants21 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Cornflower · Ribwort Plantain · Butterbur · Hart's-Tongue · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +16
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Pot Marigold
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Black DarterSympetrum danae2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisBuff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestrisHelinaHelina2025HelinaHelina2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Limnophora tigrinaLimnophora tigrina2025Limnophora tigrinaLimnophora tigrina2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2025Gypsy Cuckoo BeeBombus bohemicus2025Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Green DrakeEphemera danica2025Green DrakeEphemera danica2025Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2025Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2025Perlodes mortoniPerlodes mortoni2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Calendula officinalis2025
Calendula officinalis2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025BayLaurus nobilis2025BayLaurus nobilis2025