Lodge Lane Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.46956, -2.63784
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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A580 East Lancs Road from M6 northbound
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Wildlife to spot
5,993 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,993 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Western Honey Bee · Hairy Shieldbug +12
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Common Fleabane · Tufted Vetch · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony · Common Ragwort +69
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,993 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie · Robin +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Western Honey Bee · Hairy Shieldbug +12
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Common Fleabane · Tufted Vetch · Sneezewort · Hemp-agrimony · Common Ragwort +69
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025SitonaSitona2025SitonaSitona2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPedunculate 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 vulgarisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisAster agg.Aster agg.Aster agg.Aster agg.Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisCorncockleAgrostemma githagoCorncockleAgrostemma githagoHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus