Stonepit Field Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
19 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
53.58327, -2.54716
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rotary WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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▾
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional 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
Photos
Track at Red Moss Landfill Site
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Wildlife to spot
13,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,741 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Welsh Poppy · Redshank · Red Bartsia · Giant Hogweed · Turnip +13
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- TurnipBrassica rapa
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,741 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common Darter · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker +2
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Welsh Poppy · Redshank · Red Bartsia · Giant Hogweed · Turnip +13
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- TurnipBrassica rapa
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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