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Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.63806, -2.43030
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Magpie, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Magpie, Mallard +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Cranberry, Rhododendron +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Cranberry, Rhododendron +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Hawker, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Hawker, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Wood-sorrel
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos This stone is the marker for the stone circle
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Wildlife to spot
26,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,900 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +33
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Bramble +3
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,900 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +33
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Bramble +3
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea 