The section of woodland plantation nearest the road is comprised largely of balsam poplar over thirty years old. The former Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) planted it as screening for the sub-station. It is being managed by the Trust for ...
Croston Marsh contains one of the best examples of reedbed in this part of Lancashire. In an area where agriculture has so severely modified the landscape, this reserve is a pocket of semi-natural vegetation tucked away between the railway and the ro...
650 acres along the valley of the River Lostock as it flows from Whittle-le-Woods to Bamber Bridge. About half of the land is let for agricultural use, mainly grazing. The river meanders through fluvio-glacial deposits of sand and gravel and, in the ...
A semi-natural woodland with mature Turkey Oak, Beech and around 15 other native hardwood species. The woodland curves along the Ribble floodplain escarpment for about half a mile, affording good views of the river from its northern end. The public f...
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum has a compelling story to tell. It represents one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom. Over one million people in the UK are employed in some way with the road transport industry and its...
Worden Arts and Craft Centre is surrounded by 157 acres of parkland and is ideal for a family day out. Opened in 1984, the Centre occupies the remaining buildings of Worden Hall, home of the Farington family until 1947. The Centre houses a fully-equi...
Booth's Plantation
