These wooden sleepers which date to 2300-2200BC were part of a system of trackways known locally as 'Kate's Pad' which crossed Pilling Moss during the Bronze Age (2500-800BC). About a mile and a half of ancient timber trackway has been excavated in total. As well as providing a functional role, it is likely that the trackway crossed what was perceived to be a special place in prehistoric Lancashire. Axe heads, pottery and other prized material was deposited there as votive offerings; a practice which can be seen across north-west Europe at this time.

Bog bodies dating to the Bronze Age (2500-800BC) and Iron Age (800BC – AD43) have also been found in these wetland areas. In 1824, the well-preserved head of a girl was found in Pilling Moss which is likely to have dated to the Bronze Age. It was reported that she had long plaited auburn hair and a string of jet beads around her neck. The girl may have been part of a ritualistic sacrifice before her remains were deposited in the moss. These areas were marginal, uncultivated lands, possibly viewed by prehistoric people as a place where the real and supernatural world met.

A Bronze Age settlement has also been identified at the nearby Bonds Farm just a few miles from Pilling Moss. Over a hundred stake holes and more than a dozen postholes were discovered as well as flint, pottery, and fragments of amber beads, suggesting a large settlement in that area.