Maypole Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.49419, -2.58793
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes 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
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route203 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 203 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
13,940 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,940 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +39
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PochardAythya ferina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects4 species
springwinter
2025▾
Large Willow Aphid · St Marks Fly · Western Honey Bee · Orange Ladybird
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- St Marks FlyBibio marci
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Mallrug, Mallryg · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Daisy Rust · Plantain Mildew · Mint Rust +29
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
- Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
- Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Sycamore Tarspot
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Bartsia · Snowberry · Rowan · Hawthorn · Heather +12
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Hogweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,940 records · National Biodiversity NetworkShoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +39
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PochardAythya ferina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects4 species
springwinter
2025▾
Large Willow Aphid · St Marks Fly · Western Honey Bee · Orange Ladybird
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- St Marks FlyBibio marci
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Mallrug, Mallryg · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Daisy Rust · Plantain Mildew · Mint Rust +29
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
- Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
- Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Sycamore Tarspot
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Bartsia · Snowberry · Rowan · Hawthorn · Heather +12
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Hogweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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