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Places › England › North West › Chorley Getting here
53.63592, -2.60704
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 344m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 344m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Shieldbug, Oak Bush-cricket +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Shieldbug, Oak Bush-cricket +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Japanese Knotweed, Great Horsetail +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Japanese Knotweed, Great Horsetail +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, White Dead-nettle, Hogweed +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 15 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Adlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Standish Mineral Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 143 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Farmland and woodland near Chorley
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Wildlife to spot
12,292 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,292 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Alcedo atthis ispida Alcedo atthis ispida2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Chalcosyrphus nemorum · Green Shieldbug · Wool Carder Bee · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Hornet +10
Chalcosyrphus nemorum Chalcosyrphus nemorum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Hornet Vespa crabro Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Kidney-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Butterfly-bush · Coltsfoot · Foxglove · Nipplewort · Japanese Rose +2
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025 Remote Sedge Carex remota Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,292 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Alcedo atthis ispida Alcedo atthis ispida2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Chalcosyrphus nemorum · Green Shieldbug · Wool Carder Bee · Otiorhynchus armadillo · Hornet +10
Chalcosyrphus nemorum Chalcosyrphus nemorum Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo Hornet Vespa crabro Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Kidney-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Butterfly-bush · Coltsfoot · Foxglove · Nipplewort · Japanese Rose +2
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025 Remote Sedge Carex remota Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilocorus renipustulatus
Chilocorus renipustulatus
Eumerus Eumerus
Eumerus Eumerus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Indet. St Marks Fly Bibionidae
Indet. St Marks Fly Bibionidae
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Neoascia interrupta Neoascia interrupta
Neoascia interrupta Neoascia interrupta
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi
Cinara (Cinara) piceae Cinara (Cinara) piceae
Cinara (Cinara) piceae Cinara (Cinara) piceae 2025
2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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