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Places › England › North West › Chorley Getting here
53.64380, -2.56070
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Wren +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Wren +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Meadowsweet, Bilberry +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Gorse +87 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Gorse +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Black Darter, Large Red Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Black Darter, Large Red Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Adlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 143 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Limestone Brook in Lead Mines Clough
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Wildlife to spot
6,722 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,722 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Wren · Swallow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly +8
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 🌿 Plants 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Gorse · Lesser Spearwort · Marsh Pennywort +12
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2025 Hard-fern Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,722 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Wren · Swallow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly +8
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens 🌿 Plants 17 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Gorse · Lesser Spearwort · Marsh Pennywort +12
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Gorse Ulex europaeus Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2025 Hard-fern Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Red-thighed Epeolus Epeolus cruciger
Red-thighed Epeolus Epeolus cruciger
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Blechnum spicant
Blechnum spicant
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2025
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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