🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
💜Bluebell walks 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
🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
💜Bluebell walks 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
🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
12 activities
🌳
Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜
Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red Clover, Wood Anemone, Daisy +178 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Furrow Bee, Dark Blood Bee, Eristalis pertinax +32 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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1 signed route nearby · 79 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named route
Pear Tree Avenuepublic footpath · 77 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sharratts Pathpublic footpath · 62 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface groundIncline upPath type: footway
Sharratts Pathpublic footpath · 133 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 133 mPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chorley LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route143 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵
Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Freeman's Lanebridleway · 72 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 72 mPath type: residential
