Nettle Bank Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.62140, -2.69533
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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Chorley LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route165 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,172 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,172 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Great Tit +38
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2024
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
- Larus michahellis michahellisLarus michahellis michahellis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Gatekeeper · Common Hawker · Polydrusus formosus · Tree Bumblebee +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
🌿Plants33 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Hazel · Great Willowherb · Creeping Buttercup +28
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,172 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Great Tit +38
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Great TitParus major2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Falco peregrinus peregrinusFalco peregrinus peregrinus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2024
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2024
- Larus michahellis michahellisLarus michahellis michahellis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Mole · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Gatekeeper · Common Hawker · Polydrusus formosus · Tree Bumblebee +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
🌿Plants33 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Hazel · Great Willowherb · Creeping Buttercup +28
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2024Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024German WaspVespula germanica2024German WaspVespula germanica20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024GroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWhite PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2024Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024Events & activities nearby
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