Sparse woodland near Horwich
5 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.59037, -2.54864
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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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Lowland raised bog — bog butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Wigan WayWalking route▾
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional 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
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Wildlife to spot
18,385 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,385 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Roe Deer · Badger
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
🌿Plants10 species
springsummer
2026▾
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Groundsel · Holly · Redshank · Red Bartsia +5
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,385 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Roe Deer · Badger
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
🌿Plants10 species
springsummer
2026▾
Broad-leaved Helleborine · Groundsel · Holly · Redshank · Red Bartsia +5
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025TurnipBrassica rapa2025TurnipBrassica rapa2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025Remote SedgeCarex remota2025