Mixed woodland near Cooper Turning
2 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.57800, -2.55534
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 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▾
46 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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Wooded former mining site
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Wildlife to spot
5,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,326 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +2
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Welsh Poppy · Redshank · Sycamore · Red Bartsia · Giant Hogweed +13
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- TurnipBrassica rapa
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,326 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +22
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +2
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Welsh Poppy · Redshank · Sycamore · Red Bartsia · Giant Hogweed +13
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- TurnipBrassica rapa
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas