Plumpton Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › North West › Rochdale Getting here
53.60546, -2.21050
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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 🐕 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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
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 11 Walking route 19.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 11 - Littleborough to Norden
Named route Length 19.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 123 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Harry Hill Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Castleton Cycleway Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Castleton Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 92 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 92 Regional cycle route
Show on map Roch Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,147 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Coot Fulica atra Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goosander Mergus merganser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus · Roesel's Bush-cricket +21
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Syrphus Syrphus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 🌿 Plants 45 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Great Willowherb · Meadowsweet · Lesser Celandine · Horse-chestnut · Japanese Cherry +40
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024 Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,147 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Coot Fulica atra Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goosander Mergus merganser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus · Roesel's Bush-cricket +21
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Syrphus Syrphus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 🌿 Plants 45 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Great Willowherb · Meadowsweet · Lesser Celandine · Horse-chestnut · Japanese Cherry +40
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024 Japanese Cherry Prunus serrulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Epistrophe Epistrophe2024
Epistrophe Epistrophe2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes2025
Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2025
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2025
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2024
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2024
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2024
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2024
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2024
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2024
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024 