Dunscar Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 79 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 79 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.62654, -2.45292
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Willow Tit, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Tit, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog Asphodel, Heath Spotted-orchid, Rhododendron +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Rowan, Common Nettle +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
17,069 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,069 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Jay · Wren · Treecreeper · Blue Tit +36
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Common Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Marsh Snipefly Bog Asphodel · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Spotted-orchid · Rhododendron · Devil's-bit Scabious +24
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,069 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Jay · Wren · Treecreeper · Blue Tit +36
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2025 Weasel Mustela nivalis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Common Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Marsh Snipefly Bog Asphodel · Cross-leaved Heath · Heath Spotted-orchid · Rhododendron · Devil's-bit Scabious +24
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata2025 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rhagio tringarius
Rhagio tringarius
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens 2025
2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2025
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2025
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Eyebright Euphrasia2025
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2025
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2025
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2025
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2025
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2025
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica2025
Marsh Valerian Valeriana dioica2025
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Star Sedge Carex echinata2025
Star Sedge Carex echinata2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2025
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2025
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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