Atherton Wood - Conifer woodland
2 ha
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.64778, -2.91837
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Reedbed WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route147 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,857 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,857 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Partridge · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Fieldfare · Goldfinch +38
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus bewickii2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +4
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Himalayan Balsam · Unbranched Bur-reed · Hart's-Tongue · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Gypsywort +32
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
- Water FernAzolla filiculoides2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,857 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Red-legged Partridge · Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Fieldfare · Goldfinch +38
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus bewickii2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +4
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Himalayan Balsam · Unbranched Bur-reed · Hart's-Tongue · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Gypsywort +32
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
- Water FernAzolla filiculoides2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas