Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
53.59350, -2.63070
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Worthington Lakes 296m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Worthington Lakes 296m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: GM Ringway Stage 15
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Wigan WayWalking route▾
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Chorley LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Photos
The causeway (dam) separating Arley Reservoir (on the left) and Worthington Reservoir
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