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🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome379 ha
Getting here
53.61857, -2.55844
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Foxglove, Prickly Heath, Broad Buckler-fern +135 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +55 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Common Green Grasshopper, Orange Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking 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
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
49 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
Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route382 m▾
Named routeRef 80Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 80Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
75 public paths nearby
Public paths
Roynton Roadbridleway · 290 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 290 mPath type: unclassified
Roynton Lanebridleway · 339 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 339 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Roynton Roadbridleway · 10 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: unclassified
Roynton Lanebridleway · 593 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 593 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Roynton Lanebridleway · 153 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 153 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
14,696 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,696 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Mallard +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Little StintCalidris minuta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Hawker · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Syrphus +5
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
- Red-legged Shieldbug
🌿Plants46 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Cranberry · Rosebay Willowherb · Daisy · Foxglove · Gorse +41
- CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,696 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Magpie · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Mallard +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Little StintCalidris minuta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Hawker · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Syrphus +5
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
- Red-legged Shieldbug
🌿Plants46 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Cranberry · Rosebay Willowherb · Daisy · Foxglove · Gorse +41
- CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- DaisyBellis perennis
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusTriplax aeneaTriplax aeneaTriplax aeneaTriplax aeneaCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSpear Thistle
Spear Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025ShallonGaultheria shallon2025ShallonGaultheria shallon2025Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Carpet BoxPachysandra terminalis2025Carpet BoxPachysandra terminalis2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025