Ringley Wood - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.55649, -2.36329
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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 🛝 Playground 195m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 195m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Salford Trail Walking route ▾
The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 12 Walking route 21.1 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named route Length 21.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map 110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Linnyshaw Loopline Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Roch Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bury to Bolton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kirklees Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Philips Park Waterdale Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Philips Park Figure 8 trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal, Little Lever
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Wildlife to spot
14,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,505 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Mute Swan +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Epistrophe grossulariae · Platycheirus albimanus · Western Honey Bee +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Evacanthus interruptus Common Ragwort · Himalayan Balsam · Ribwort Plantain · Butterbur · Narcissus agg. +22
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,505 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Mute Swan +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Epistrophe grossulariae · Platycheirus albimanus · Western Honey Bee +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Evacanthus interruptus Common Ragwort · Himalayan Balsam · Ribwort Plantain · Butterbur · Narcissus agg. +22
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Butterbur Petasites hybridus Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Evacanthus interruptus
Evacanthus interruptus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Tutsan
Tutsan
Hypericum androsaemum
Hypericum androsaemum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
False-acacia Robinia pseudoacacia2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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