Wilson Playing Fields 7 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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53.77983, -2.38066
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 262m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 262m away — 12 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 — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Lesser Celandine, Enchanter's-nightshade +43 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Selfheal, Lesser Celandine, Enchanter's-nightshade +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Common Bistort, Garlic Mustard +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Volucella bombylans, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +8 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Volucella bombylans, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +8 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Burnley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BuW Regional walking route
Show on map Great Harwood Nature Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Huncoat Trail 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 Burnley Road public footpath · 21 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 21 m Path type: primary
Show on map Bell Lane public footpath · 243 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 243 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Moorfield Way public footpath · 51 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 51 m Path type: service
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Weavers Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WW 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 (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Hyndburn Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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6,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,179 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Caspian Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Volucella bombylans · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023 Selfheal · Lesser Celandine · Oxeye Daisy · Japanese Knotweed · Burnet Rose +24
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,179 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Caspian Gull +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Common Gull Larus canus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Volucella bombylans · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2023 Selfheal · Lesser Celandine · Oxeye Daisy · Japanese Knotweed · Burnet Rose +24
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2024
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2024
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2024
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum2024
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum2024
Bindweed Calystegia2023
Bindweed Calystegia2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2023
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2023
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2023
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2023
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Daisy Bellis perennis2023
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis2023
Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis2023
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2023
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2023
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.2023
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.2023
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus2023
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus2023 