Atherton Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.51448, -2.52327
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 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
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser +3
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Roesel's Bush-cricket
Heather · Norway Maple · Fringed Water-lily · Wild Carrot · Common Fleabane +3
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Lactuca serriola f. serriolaLactuca serriola f. serriola
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,633 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Four-spotted Chaser +3
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Roesel's Bush-cricket
Heather · Norway Maple · Fringed Water-lily · Wild Carrot · Common Fleabane +3
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Lactuca serriola f. serriolaLactuca serriola f. serriola
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaEvents & activities nearby
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