Lees Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
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53.56494, -2.72785
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🌿 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
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Green Alkanet, Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Murky-legged Black Legionnaire, Cheilosia albitarsis, Banded Demoiselle +149 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 public paths nearby
Public paths
Stonehall Lane public footpath · 236 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 236 m Surface mud Incline 10% Path type: track
Show on map Stonehall Lane public footpath · 585 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 585 m Path type: track
Show on map Walthew Green public footpath · 64 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 64 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Standish Mineral Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 317 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 317 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
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
13,143 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,143 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Banded Demoiselle · Cheilosia albitarsis · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire · Rhamphomyia crassirostris · Myrmus miriformis +40
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata Rhamphomyia crassirostris Rhamphomyia crassirostris Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · White Dead-nettle · Great Horsetail · Giant Hogweed · Hemlock Water-dropwort +17
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,143 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +23
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Banded Demoiselle · Cheilosia albitarsis · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire · Rhamphomyia crassirostris · Myrmus miriformis +40
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Cheilosia albitarsis Cheilosia albitarsis Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata Rhamphomyia crassirostris Rhamphomyia crassirostris Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · White Dead-nettle · Great Horsetail · Giant Hogweed · Hemlock Water-dropwort +17
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025 Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Rhamphomyia tarsata Rhamphomyia tarsata
Rhamphomyia tarsata Rhamphomyia tarsata
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata
Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis
Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Cidnopus aeruginosus Cidnopus aeruginosus
Cidnopus aeruginosus Cidnopus aeruginosus
Limnophora triangula Limnophora triangula
Limnophora triangula Limnophora triangula
Streptanus sordidus Streptanus sordidus
Streptanus sordidus Streptanus sordidus
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Botanophila fugax Botanophila fugax
Botanophila fugax Botanophila fugax
Phaonia rufiventris Phaonia rufiventris
Phaonia rufiventris Phaonia rufiventris
Oncopsis alni Oncopsis alni
Oncopsis alni Oncopsis alni
Mydaea ancilla Mydaea ancilla
Mydaea ancilla Mydaea ancilla
Elder Strider Macrophya alboannulata
Elder Strider Macrophya alboannulata
Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi
Ectopsocus briggsi Ectopsocus briggsi
Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis
Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis
Bloody Griever Dolerus haematodes
Bloody Griever Dolerus haematodes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Nomada Nomada
Nomada Nomada
Platycheirus splendidus Platycheirus splendidus
Platycheirus splendidus Platycheirus splendidus
Fannia mollissima Fannia mollissima
Fannia mollissima Fannia mollissima
Phaonia halterata Phaonia halterata
Phaonia halterata Phaonia halterata
Orthonevra nobilis Orthonevra nobilis
Orthonevra nobilis Orthonevra nobilis
Schoenomyza litorella Schoenomyza litorella
Schoenomyza litorella Schoenomyza litorella
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Tipula vernalis Tipula vernalis
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Campichoeta punctum Campichoeta punctum
Campichoeta punctum Campichoeta punctum
Hilara hirtipes Hilara hirtipes
Hilara hirtipes Hilara hirtipes
Javesella dubia Javesella dubia
Javesella dubia Javesella dubia
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Lejogaster metallina Lejogaster metallina
Lejogaster metallina Lejogaster metallina
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Meiosimyza decipiens Meiosimyza decipiens
Meiosimyza decipiens Meiosimyza decipiens
Meiosimyza platycephala Meiosimyza platycephala
Meiosimyza platycephala Meiosimyza platycephala Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Rumex sanguineus var. sanguineus
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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