Naylors Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
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🧺Picnic🐶Dogs🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.45175, -2.61522
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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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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
3 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
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,826 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,826 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Jackdaw +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Birch Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cicadella viridis +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Willow Bean-galler
Himalayan Balsam · Hemp-agrimony · Gypsywort · Lesser Swine-cress · Fat-hen +66
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,826 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Jackdaw +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CootFulica atra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Birch Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cicadella viridis +17
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Willow Bean-galler
Himalayan Balsam · Hemp-agrimony · Gypsywort · Lesser Swine-cress · Fat-hen +66
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euura proxima2025
Euura proxima2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Common 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 urticae2025Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePurple-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 procumbensDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon 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 arvensisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRed 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 asperGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaCornflowerCentaurea cyanusCornflowerCentaurea cyanusTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestre