Cop Holt Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.44660, -2.60952
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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
- 🐕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 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
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
11 Whittle HallCycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Local cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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A49 Winwick Road looking south
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Wildlife to spot
14,190 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,190 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Alder Leaf Beetle · White-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Himalayan Balsam · Hemp-agrimony · Lesser Swine-cress · Fat-hen · Scented Mayweed +73
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,190 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Alder Leaf Beetle · White-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Himalayan Balsam · Hemp-agrimony · Lesser Swine-cress · Fat-hen · Scented Mayweed +73
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Batman Hoverfly
Batman Hoverfly
Myathropa florea2025
Myathropa florea2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaErythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregateKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisWater ChickweedStellaria aquaticaWater ChickweedStellaria aquaticaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumNodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernuaNodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernuaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaCornflowerCentaurea cyanusCornflowerCentaurea cyanusTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenne