Wood Pit Covert - Woodland
0 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.46438, -2.64486
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Nana Millies — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Nana Millies — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Song Thrush · Black-headed Gull +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BatChiroptera2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Vine Weevil · Hairy Shieldbug +13
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Tufted Vetch · White Clover · Common Fleabane · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony +64
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,487 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Song Thrush · Black-headed Gull +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BatChiroptera2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Vine Weevil · Hairy Shieldbug +13
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Tufted Vetch · White Clover · Common Fleabane · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony +64
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025SitonaSitona2025SitonaSitona2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2025Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2025YarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisAster agg.Aster agg.Aster agg.Aster agg.Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus