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Holden Woods - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.55131, -2.54865

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Wigan WayWalking route
Named route
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route
Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route382 m
Named routeRef 80Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 80Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route70 m
Named routeRef 80Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farm track over dismantled railway near Wilson's Farm

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm track over dismantled railway near Wilson's Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Haigh Woodland ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱WingatesUrban park1.6 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Guide Dogs ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Hulton ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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