Wilson Playing Fields 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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53.78032, -2.37607
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 389m away — 10 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 389m away — 10 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 — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Selfheal, Lesser Celandine, Enchanter's-nightshade +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Selfheal, Lesser Celandine, Enchanter's-nightshade +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Common Sorrel, Common Bistort +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Volucella bombylans, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +11 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Volucella bombylans, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +11 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 17 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 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 Burnley Road public footpath · 57 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 57 m Path type: primary
Show on map 53 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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Wildlife to spot
6,899 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redshank Tringa totanus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Common Gull Larus canus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Volucella bombylans · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Selfheal · Oxeye Daisy · Common Sorrel · Lesser Celandine · Japanese Knotweed +13
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Papaver orientale Papaver orientale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rock Dove Columba livia Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redshank Tringa totanus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Common Gull Larus canus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Volucella bombylans · Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Selfheal · Oxeye Daisy · Common Sorrel · Lesser Celandine · Japanese Knotweed +13
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025 Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Papaver orientale Papaver orientale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2025
Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
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
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 