Torpen Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.48364, -2.68209
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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
Photos
View South West from the railway bridge on Arch Lane, Garswood
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Wildlife to spot
8,631 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · 7-spot Ladybird +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Black Snipefly
Blackthorn · Firethorn · Greater Plantain · Oxeye Daisy · Bramble +44
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- FirethornPyracantha coccinea
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Garden RadishRaphanus sativus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,631 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · 7-spot Ladybird +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Black Snipefly
Blackthorn · Firethorn · Greater Plantain · Oxeye Daisy · Bramble +44
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- FirethornPyracantha coccinea
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Garden RadishRaphanus sativus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysopilus cristatus
Chrysopilus cristatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumWood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaHazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2024Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2024Events & activities nearby
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