Lodge Lane Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.47711, -2.63630
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
Photos
Lodge Lane (A49) - geograph.org.uk - 3335696
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Wildlife to spot
4,774 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,774 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Blackbird +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
🐝Insects9 species
springautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Common Wasp · Western Honey Bee +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
🌿Plants39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Fleabane · Bramble · Tufted Vetch · White Clover · Tall Melilot +34
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- White CloverTrifolium repens2025
- Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,774 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Blackbird +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
🐝Insects9 species
springautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Common Wasp · Western Honey Bee +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Common Red Soldier Beetle
🌿Plants39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Fleabane · Bramble · Tufted Vetch · White Clover · Tall Melilot +34
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- White CloverTrifolium repens2025
- Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Greater Plantain
Greater Plantain
Plantago major2025
Plantago major2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Events & activities nearby
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