Lords Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.58598, -2.18221
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 11Walking route19.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
Named routeLength 19.9 kmRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 92Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 92Regional cycle route
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
11,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,301 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Leucozona lucorum · Green Dock Beetle · Ashy Mining Bee · Red Mason Bee +26
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
🌿Plants9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Sneezewort · Great Willowherb · Hornbeam · Cuckooflower · Pink Purslane +4
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,301 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Darter · Leucozona lucorum · Green Dock Beetle · Ashy Mining Bee · Red Mason Bee +26
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum
- Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
- Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
🌿Plants9 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Sneezewort · Great Willowherb · Hornbeam · Cuckooflower · Pink Purslane +4
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- HornbeamCarpinus betulus
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumCoelioxysCoelioxysCoelioxysCoelioxysEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisMason beeOsmiaMason beeOsmiaNomadaNomadaNomadaNomadaHalictusHalictusHalictusHalictusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2024Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2024