Turton Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Blackburn with Darwen Getting here
53.62720, -2.41990
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Willow Tit, Wren, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Tit, Wren, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Rowan +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Cross-leaved Heath, Rhododendron +77 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Cross-leaved Heath, Rhododendron +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers 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 ▾
Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Overlooking a green on Turton golf course
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Wildlife to spot
18,747 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,747 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +30
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Mole Talpa europaea Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Bramble +10
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,747 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Mallard · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +30
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +2
Mole Talpa europaea Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Bramble +10
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Hybrid Avens Geum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium
Hybrid Avens Geum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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