Ansdell's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.42653, -2.76155
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
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 km20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route8 m▾
Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeLength 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Bus stop on Elton Head Road - geograph.org.uk - 4164433
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Wildlife to spot
8,050 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,050 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Orange Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee +15
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
🌿Plants46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Nightshade · Selfheal · Welsh Poppy · Nipplewort · Great Willowherb +41
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,050 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Collared Dove · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Orange Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee +15
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
🌿Plants46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Black Nightshade · Selfheal · Welsh Poppy · Nipplewort · Great Willowherb +41
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Spotted-orchid
Common Spotted-orchid
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCorncockleAgrostemma githago2024CorncockleAgrostemma githago2024SnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumBalmMelissa officinalisBalmMelissa officinalisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusHazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2024BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2024Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2024CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2024CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2024