Willoughbridge Bogs - Conifer woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.95041, -2.37663
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km▾
Market Drayton to Mow Cop
Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route556 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.5 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 6.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
1,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,442 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
🦌Mammals14 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Mole · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog +9
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Shrew
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Rhingia campestris · Garden Chafer · 14-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Broad Centurion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,442 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Turdus philomelos clarkeiTurdus philomelos clarkei
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
🦌Mammals14 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Mole · Rabbit · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog +9
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Shrew
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Rhingia campestris · Garden Chafer · 14-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
- Broad Centurion
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soricidae2024
Soricidae2024
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Brown HareLepus europaeus2024Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2023Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2023Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023OtterLutra lutra2022OtterLutra lutra2022Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2022Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2022Chloromyia formosa
Chloromyia formosa
CurculioCurculioCurculioCurculioRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022