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53.44411, -2.64103
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▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🌿 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Elder +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Holly, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +164 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Holly, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +164 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bradlegh Road public footpath · 60 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 60 m Path type: residential
Show on map Bradley Lane public footpath · 358 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 358 m Path type: service
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map 11 Whittle Hall Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Local cycle route
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Bradley Swing Bridge over the Sankey Canal
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Wildlife to spot
15,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,689 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 American Mink · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat
American Mink Neovison vison2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Western Honey Bee · Vine Weevil · Reed Stem Borer +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Reed Stem Borer Calameuta filiformis2025 Banded Demoiselle Himalayan Balsam · Hawthorn · Holly · Common Nettle · Guelder-rose +67
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Holly Ilex aquifolium Common Nettle Urtica dioica Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus White Clover Trifolium repens Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,689 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Great Tit +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Coot Fulica atra Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 American Mink · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat
American Mink Neovison vison2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Western Honey Bee · Vine Weevil · Reed Stem Borer +6
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Reed Stem Borer Calameuta filiformis2025 Banded Demoiselle Himalayan Balsam · Hawthorn · Holly · Common Nettle · Guelder-rose +67
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Holly Ilex aquifolium Common Nettle Urtica dioica Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus White Clover Trifolium repens Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx splendens2025
Calopteryx splendens2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Corncockle Agrostemma githago
Corncockle Agrostemma githago
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Rosy Garlic Allium roseum
Rosy Garlic Allium roseum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum
Spotted Dead-nettle Lamium maculatum
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
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