Viridor Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🐶Dogs🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.49892, -2.60110
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,740 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,740 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +41
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- PochardAythya ferina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Hornet Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +1
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Mallrug, Mallryg · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Daisy Rust · Plantain Mildew · Mint Rust +28
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
- Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
- Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Sycamore Tarspot
Brooklime · Gorse · Red Bartsia · Hogweed · Yarrow +10
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,740 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull +41
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- PochardAythya ferina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Hornet Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +1
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Mallrug, Mallryg · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Daisy Rust · Plantain Mildew · Mint Rust +28
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
- Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
- Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Sycamore Tarspot
Brooklime · Gorse · Red Bartsia · Hogweed · Yarrow +10
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhytisma acerinum
Rhytisma acerinum
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincaePeriwinkle RustPuccinia vincaeAmber JellyExidia recisaAmber JellyExidia recisaIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiWood MulberryBertia moriformisWood MulberryBertia moriformisSmall StagshornCalocera corneaSmall StagshornCalocera corneaJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaRamalina farinaceaPurple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoidesPurple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoidesSmoked OysterlingResupinatus applicatusSmoked OysterlingResupinatus applicatusCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataIodine BonnetMycena filopesIodine BonnetMycena filopesOak MossEvernia prunastriOak MossEvernia prunastriYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBracken MapRhopographus filicinusBracken MapRhopographus filicinusCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataCentaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Events & activities nearby
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