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Witton Country Park

37 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

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53.74031, -2.52504

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Visiting this summer

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
🅿️Pleasington Playing Fields Car Park 21m away — 20 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
🅿️Pleasington Playing Fields Car Park 21m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named route

Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking 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.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route

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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weavers WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Collared Dove · Long-tailed Tit · Kingfisher +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025

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Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Fritillary · Borage

FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
BorageBorago officinalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,439 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Collared Dove · Long-tailed Tit · Kingfisher +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CootFulica atra2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants2 species

spring

2026

Fritillary · Borage

FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
BorageBorago officinalis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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