Wilderswood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.60807, -2.53043
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
- 🅿️Wilderswood 4m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Wilderswood 4m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: GM Ringway Stage 14
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
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
32 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 route58 m▾
Named routeRef 80Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route382 m▾
Named routeRef 80Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
26,824 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,824 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Magpie · Mallard · Red Grouse (scotica) · Nuthatch +19
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- WeaselMustela nivalis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Syrphus · Graphopsocus cruciatus +3
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Birch Shieldbug
Cranberry · Holly · Polypody · Bog Asphodel · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +11
- CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,824 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Magpie · Mallard · Red Grouse (scotica) · Nuthatch +19
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- WeaselMustela nivalis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Syrphus · Graphopsocus cruciatus +3
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Birch Shieldbug
Cranberry · Holly · Polypody · Bog Asphodel · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +11
- CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Triplax aeneaTriplax aeneaTriplax aeneaTriplax aeneaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2025Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2025Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025Events & activities nearby
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