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53.83527, -2.69311
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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 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 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 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 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🐴 Horse riding🥾 Walking trails
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blue Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Cuckooflower +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Plants — Hogweed, Crab Apple, Blackthorn +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southern Loop to Great Eccleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Steep gradient route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map The Chipping Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos On the Public Footpath between Little Westfield and Middleton Hall
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Wildlife to spot
3,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,065 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Magpie Pica pica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew · Brown Hare · Badger +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2019 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2023 Otter 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Red Admiral · Peacock +16
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wall-rue · Redshank · Blackthorn · Early Dog-violet · Cuckooflower +1
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Redshank Persicaria maculosa Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2023 Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2020 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,065 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Magpie Pica pica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew · Brown Hare · Badger +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2019 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2023 Otter 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Small White · Red Admiral · Peacock +16
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 🌿 Plants 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Wall-rue · Redshank · Blackthorn · Early Dog-violet · Cuckooflower +1
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Redshank Persicaria maculosa Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2023 Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2020 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lutra lutra2022
Lutra lutra2022
2019
2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2020
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2018
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2018
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2018
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2018 Garlic Mustard
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata2019
Alliaria petiolata2019
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