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Hill Top Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.63155, -2.50087

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Mallard +46 more · last seen 2026; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Common Spotted-orchid, Crowberry +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Common Spotted-orchid, Crowberry +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Crowberry, Beech, Meadowsweet

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Common Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Winter Hill slopes

📷 philandju · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winter Hill slopes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LEVER PARKHistoric site4.1 km→🏞️LEVER PARKCountry park4.1 km→🌱Rivington PinetumUrban park4.3 km→🌱Moss Bank ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Old Station ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Lever ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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