Bawdy Brook Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.52789, -2.79586
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 · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,077 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,077 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Starling +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Helophilus pendulus · Early Bumblebee · Cercopis vulnerata · 7-spot Ladybird
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants41 species
springautumn
2024▾
Norway Maple · White Poplar · Himalayan Balsam · Herb-Robert · Hogweed +36
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- White PoplarPopulus alba
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,077 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Starling +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringsummer
2024▾
Helophilus pendulus · Early Bumblebee · Cercopis vulnerata · 7-spot Ladybird
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants41 species
springautumn
2024▾
Norway Maple · White Poplar · Himalayan Balsam · Herb-Robert · Hogweed +36
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- White PoplarPopulus alba
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sweet Chestnut
Sweet Chestnut
Castanea sativa
Castanea sativa
Bush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaGrey AlderAlnus incanaGrey AlderAlnus incanaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2023RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2023Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2023Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2023Hedera helixHedera helix2023Hedera helixHedera helix2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2023Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023Common SallowSalix cinerea2023Common SallowSalix cinerea2023Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus2023Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus2023Events & activities nearby
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