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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.59820, -2.43773
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Willow Tit, Magpie, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Tit, Magpie, Rock Dove +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Beech +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Ragwort, Butterfly-bush +109 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Ragwort, Butterfly-bush +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Figwort Weevil +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Figwort Weevil +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 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
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Wildlife to spot
19,708 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,708 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Willow Tit · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +26
Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Marsh Snipefly · Cercopis vulnerata +4
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Giant Hogweed · Winter Heliotrope · Hornbeam · Garden Privet +15
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Borage Borago officinalis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,708 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Willow Tit · Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +26
Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Marsh Snipefly · Cercopis vulnerata +4
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 🌿 Plants 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Ragwort · Giant Hogweed · Winter Heliotrope · Hornbeam · Garden Privet +15
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Borage Borago officinalis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Dusky Crane's-bill Geranium phaeum2025
Dusky Crane's-bill Geranium phaeum2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025 