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Atherton Wood

3 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.64389, -2.91612

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Red-legged Partridge
🌿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

🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Red-legged Partridge
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Red-legged Partridge, Whooper Swan +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Red-legged Partridge, Whooper Swan +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Meadowsweet, Yarrow +94 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Meadowsweet, Yarrow +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Amphibious Bistort, Turkey Oak +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Reedbed WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route803 m

Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

1,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2026

Red-legged Partridge · Grey Heron · Lapwing · Goldfinch · Fieldfare +42

Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Oenanthe oenanthe oenantheOenanthe oenanthe oenanthe2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus bewickii2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Broad Centurion +2

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Unbranched Bur-reed · Hart's-Tongue · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Gypsywort +17

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Water FernAzolla filiculoides2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2026

Red-legged Partridge · Grey Heron · Lapwing · Goldfinch · Fieldfare +42

Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Oenanthe oenanthe oenantheOenanthe oenanthe oenanthe2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus bewickii2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens · Broad Centurion +2

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024

🌿

Plants22 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Unbranched Bur-reed · Hart's-Tongue · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Gypsywort +17

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Water FernAzolla filiculoides2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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