America Wood - Vegetation area
5 ha
A useful outdoor place with open-data visitor information.
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.55188, -2.58941
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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▾
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 80Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 80Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route152 m▾
Named routeRef 80Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Hindley Golf Club Service Road
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Wildlife to spot
8,452 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,452 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common TernSterna hirundo
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Herb-Robert · Mexican Fleabane · Cat's-ear · Selfheal · Holly +4
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,452 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- CootFulica atra
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common TernSterna hirundo
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐝Insects2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Herb-Robert · Mexican Fleabane · Cat's-ear · Selfheal · Holly +4
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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