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Mossock Hall Golf Club

1 ha

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.52215, -2.89354

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +90 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +90 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Himalayan Balsam, Hawthorn +173 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Himalayan Balsam, Hawthorn +173 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 862Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 862Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 862Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,149 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,149 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +26

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Bat · rabbits and hares

BatChiroptera
rabbits and haresLagomorpha

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2024

14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Loricera pilicornis · Sphaerophoria · Eristalis tenax +20

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Microcara testaceaMicrocara testacea
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolor

🌿

Plants80 species

springsummer

2025

Prickly Sow-thistle · Buck's-horn Plantain · Potato · Stinking Iris · Hogweed +75

Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2024
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
OatAvena sativa2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2024
Wild-oatAvena fatua2024
Black BentAgrostis gigantea2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
Small NettleUrtica urens2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2024
Cabbage-palmCordyline australis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,149 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Goldfinch +26

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Bat · rabbits and hares

BatChiroptera
rabbits and haresLagomorpha

🐝

Insects25 species

summer

2024

14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Loricera pilicornis · Sphaerophoria · Eristalis tenax +20

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Trichopsocus brinckiTrichopsocus brincki
Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Microcara testaceaMicrocara testacea
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Cymus glandicolorCymus glandicolor

🌿

Plants80 species

springsummer

2025

Prickly Sow-thistle · Buck's-horn Plantain · Potato · Stinking Iris · Hogweed +75

Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2024
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2024
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Common ChickweedStellaria media2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
OatAvena sativa2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024
Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2024
Wild-oatAvena fatua2024
Black BentAgrostis gigantea2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2024
Field PansyViola arvensis2024
Small NettleUrtica urens2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2024
Cabbage-palmCordyline australis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Mossock Hall Golf Club on Liverpool Road

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