Drive Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.62270, -2.40815
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot
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 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
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 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map Haydock Lane public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Levehulme Park 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 Main Route Cycling route 501 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 501 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,461 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +40
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Stoat +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Bramble · Bog Asphodel · Cranberry · Hart's-Tongue +24
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,461 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose +40
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Stoat +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Bramble · Bog Asphodel · Cranberry · Hart's-Tongue +24
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Hybrid Avens Geum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium
Hybrid Avens Geum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus2025
Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Hungarian Brome Bromopsis inermis2025
Hungarian Brome Bromopsis inermis2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum2025
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum2025
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum2025
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata2025 