America Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › North West › Wigan Getting here
53.55246, -2.56493
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sycamore, Himalayan Balsam, Tutsan +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Ectopsocus briggsi, Anthocoris confusus +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Ectopsocus briggsi, Anthocoris confusus +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Common Nettle, Hogweed +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 15 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wigan Way Walking route ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 80 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 382 m ▾
Named route Ref 80 Length 382 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 80 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The path through Borsdane Wood
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3,243 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,243 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Common Nettle · Sycamore · Hogweed · Sneezewort +3
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Nettle Urtica dioica Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,243 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis Swift Apus apus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Common Nettle · Sycamore · Hogweed · Sneezewort +3
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Nettle Urtica dioica Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025 Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 