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Mixed woodland near Town Green

2 ha

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.56338, -2.91188

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +24 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route803 m

Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

105,127 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

105,127 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

winter

2026

Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +22

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Oregon-grape · Forsythia · Honesty · Fatsia

Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
ForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermedia
HonestyLunaria annua
FatsiaFatsia japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

105,127 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

winter

2026

Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +22

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Oregon-grape · Forsythia · Honesty · Fatsia

Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
ForsythiaForsythia suspensa x viridissima = F. x intermedia
HonestyLunaria annua
FatsiaFatsia japonica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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