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Starling Wood - Broadleaved woodland

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Getting here

53.59526, -2.33489

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 208m 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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 208m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional 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 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

81 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Moss BankCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Levehulme ParkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

28,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Common Gull +81

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

spring

2026

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BatChiroptera2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects27 species

springsummer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Common Carder Bee · Chrysotoxum verralli +22

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus
EupeodesEupeodes
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
MegachileMegachile
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Cinara (Cinara) confinisCinara (Cinara) confinis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants53 species

spring

2026

Common Bistort · Common Sedge · Pignut · Bluebell · Lesser Celandine +48

Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Common SedgeCarex nigra2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
IvyHedera helix2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
ElderSambucus nigra
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
HopHumulus lupulus2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Common CudweedFilago germanica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Common Gull +81

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

spring

2026

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
BatChiroptera2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects27 species

springsummer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Eupeodes · Common Carder Bee · Chrysotoxum verralli +22

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
SyrphusSyrphus
EupeodesEupeodes
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
MegachileMegachile
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Cinara (Cinara) confinisCinara (Cinara) confinis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants53 species

spring

2026

Common Bistort · Common Sedge · Pignut · Bluebell · Lesser Celandine +48

Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Common SedgeCarex nigra2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
IvyHedera helix2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
ElderSambucus nigra
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
HopHumulus lupulus2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Common CudweedFilago germanica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024