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Gorsyfield Wood

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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53.65430, -2.58423

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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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cranberry, Rhododendron, Himalayan Balsam +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cranberry, Rhododendron, Himalayan Balsam +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Black Darter, Western Honey Bee, Large Red Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Darter, Western Honey Bee, Large Red Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named route

Rotary WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chorley LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route31 m

Named routeLength 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route111 m

Named routeRef 55Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 703 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 703 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 14 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 715 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 715 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 113 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 113 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

11,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

spring

2026

Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +78

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Common Hawker +26

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Dark-winged Blood BeeSphecodes gibbus
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Tormentil Mining BeeAndrena tarsata
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
SyrphusSyrphus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Priocnemis perturbatorPriocnemis perturbator
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants48 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Cranberry · Rhododendron · Himalayan Balsam · Cross-leaved Heath · Bilberry +43

CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
GorseUlex europaeus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
NipplewortLapsana communis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
BroomCytisus scoparius
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
TutsanHypericum androsaemum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,137 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

spring

2026

Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +78

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Mole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects31 species

summer

2025

Black Darter · Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly · Common Carder Bee · Common Hawker +26

Black DarterSympetrum danae
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Dark-winged Blood BeeSphecodes gibbus
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Tormentil Mining BeeAndrena tarsata
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
SyrphusSyrphus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Priocnemis perturbatorPriocnemis perturbator
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

🌿

Plants48 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Cranberry · Rhododendron · Himalayan Balsam · Cross-leaved Heath · Bilberry +43

CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
GorseUlex europaeus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
NipplewortLapsana communis
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
BroomCytisus scoparius
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
TutsanHypericum androsaemum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 michael ely · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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