Getting here
53.88131, -2.22530
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Curlew, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +74 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Peacock, Speckled Wood +53 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Peacock, Speckled Wood +53 more · last seen 2023
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Soft-rush, Creeping Buttercup +195 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Sorrel, Soft-rush, Creeping Buttercup +195 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Dandelion +22 more foraging species
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Ribble WayWalking route114 km
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Pendle WayWalking route
The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km
A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
🚴Cycling
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Route 68Cycling route
Pendle Water BridlewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route50 m
N/ACycling route207 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
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