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53.52267, -2.67776
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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 welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Guelder-rose, Yellow Loosestrife +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Guelder-rose, Yellow Loosestrife +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Guelder-rose, Ground-elder, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Wigan Way Walking route ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
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 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map N/A Cycling route 84 m ▾
Named route Length 84 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Length 51 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Wigan Lodge on Pemberton Road Winstanley
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Varied Carpet Beetle
Varied Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus verbasci
Anthrenus verbasci
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum
Cantharis rufa Cantharis rufa
Cantharis rufa Cantharis rufa
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Psilothrix viridicoerulea Psilothrix viridicoerulea2024
Psilothrix viridicoerulea Psilothrix viridicoerulea2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2024
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2024
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023 Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Evening Primrose Oenothera2025
Evening Primrose Oenothera2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2024
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Dandelion Taraxacum2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2024
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2023
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2023
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2023
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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