Pichill Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.58520, -2.73549
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Pier to Pier cycle route
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 public paths nearby
Public paths
Finch Lanepublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mPath type: residential
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 843 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 843 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route317 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Fields and woodland near Appley Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
13,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Platycheirus scutatus · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +4
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Himalayan Balsam · Arrowhead · Wild Angelica · Tufted Vetch · White Dead-nettle +8
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,394 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Platycheirus scutatus · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +4
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Himalayan Balsam · Arrowhead · Wild Angelica · Tufted Vetch · White Dead-nettle +8
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2025Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Events & activities nearby
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