Rough Hey Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.46344, -2.67163
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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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,017 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,017 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Canada Goose +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- BatChiroptera2025
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Vine Weevil · Sphaerophoria scripta +19
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Hairy Shieldbug
Guelder-rose · Common Fleabane · Tufted Vetch · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony +71
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,017 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Canada Goose +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Bat
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
- BatChiroptera2025
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Vine Weevil · Sphaerophoria scripta +19
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
- Hairy Shieldbug
Guelder-rose · Common Fleabane · Tufted Vetch · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony +71
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dolycoris baccarum2025
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SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusEyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisAster agg.Aster agg.Aster agg.Aster agg.Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataFringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltataBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepium