Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve
Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve is a local nature reserve of 183 hectares in Preston, 3.5 km from the middle of Preston. 39 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 58% are under 3 km and 53% are loops.
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Two walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve
From the 39 walks that lie mostly in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve, those that start nearest its middle: a 6.3 km loop and a 2.1 km there and back.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve (longer)6.3 km · 107 min · A loop
- Near Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve (shorter)2.1 km · 35 min · There and back
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Local nature reserveFishwick BottomsNatural England designations
- Local nature reservePope Land Open Space
- Dogs on a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any timeThe 8 hectares that are open access landCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
- Open by permission, not by right50 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right4 hectares of the woodland
Preston council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve are like
Every share is of the 39 walks that lie mostly in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve, with Preston as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 58% of the walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve, against 40% near Preston.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 58% | 40% |
| 3 to 5 km | 25% | 19% |
| 5 to 8 km | 7% | 15% |
| 8 to 12 km | <1% | 8% |
| Over 12 km | 7% | 16% |
What shape they are
A loop: 53% of the walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve, against 33% near Preston.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 53% | 33% |
| There and back the same way | 33% | 41% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 12% | 25% |
What is beside the path
On open access land for a third or more: 61% of the walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve, against under 1% near Preston.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 87% | 40% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 35% | 71% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 61% | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 79% | 18% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 12% | 3% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 43% | 87% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 14% |
What might stop you
Never beside a busy road: 79% of the walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve, against 41% near Preston.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 92% | 73% |
| Never beside a busy road | 79% | 41% |
| No busy road to cross | 79% | 42% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 100% | 72% |
| No steps | 76% | 71% |
What is on the way
Pass a busy beauty spot: 61% of the walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve, against 2% near Preston.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 97% | 97% |
| Pass a pub | 17% | 49% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 15% | 54% |
| Pass a public toilet | 30% | 28% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 5% | 4% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 61% | 2% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve, for your dog
If you live in Lancashire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 87% of the walks here run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Part of Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve is open access land, where a path on the ground can be faint: drift off your line and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Lancashire is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve?
- On the open access land, the law asks for a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any time. Preston has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 12 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve?
- 39 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve.
Getting there
11 car parks, 1 public toilet and 1 pub within Fishwick Bottoms Nature Reserve or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.