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Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.73299, -2.53785
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 286m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 286m away — 6 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fritillary, Butterbur, Giant Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fritillary, Butterbur, Giant Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 51 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 (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
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Wildlife to spot
14,328 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,328 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Long-tailed Tit +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Fritillary · Giant Hogweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Hart's-Tongue +4
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,328 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Long-tailed Tit +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Fritillary · Giant Hogweed · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Hart's-Tongue +4
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Butterbur
Butterbur
Petasites hybridus
Petasites hybridus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Gorse Ulex europaeus
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