Dean Moor Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.46496, -2.62263
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 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
9,908 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,908 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Dunnock · Robin · Great Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Vine Weevil · Alder Leaf Beetle · White-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +17
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Common Carder Bee
Sycamore · Lesser Swine-cress · Fat-hen · Scented Mayweed · Coltsfoot +57
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,908 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Dunnock · Robin · Great Tit +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- CootFulica atra
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Vine Weevil · Alder Leaf Beetle · White-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly +17
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
- White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Common Carder Bee
Sycamore · Lesser Swine-cress · Fat-hen · Scented Mayweed · Coltsfoot +57
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
- Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus pascuorum2025
Bombus pascuorum2025
Syrphus 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 alni20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Eristalis 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 proxima2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPurple-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 lanceolataNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaRed 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 vulgareHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaEvents & activities nearby
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