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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › North West › Bury Getting here
53.59975, -2.25023
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Rowan +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Cherry Laurel +107 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Cherry Laurel +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map 114 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Jericho Road bridleway · 161 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 161 m Path type: residential
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8,675 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Goosander Mergus merganser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Roesel's Bush-cricket +11
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Hawker Aeshna juncea 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Japanese Cherry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Black Nightshade · Large-flowered Hemp-nettle · Red Bartsia +16
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025 Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Remote Sedge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Jay Garrulus glandarius Goosander Mergus merganser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Roesel's Bush-cricket +11
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Hawker Aeshna juncea 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Japanese Cherry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Black Nightshade · Large-flowered Hemp-nettle · Red Bartsia +16
Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025 Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Remote Sedge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Carex remota2025
Carex remota2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2025
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 