Porters Wood Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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53.55488, -2.68974
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Ramsons, Hazel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — False Oat-grass, Red Fescue, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Banded Demoiselle, Meadow Brown +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Banded Demoiselle, Meadow Brown +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
GM Ringway Stage 15 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wigan Way Walking route ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Standish Mineral Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 165 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 165 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,766 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Mallard · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Hobby Falco subbuteo House Martin Delichon urbicum Rook Corvus frugilegus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Banded Demoiselle · Varied Carpet Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Hawker
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Foxglove · Ramsons · Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Lesser Periwinkle +29
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Ramsons Allium ursinum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Iris reticulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,766 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Mallard · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Hobby Falco subbuteo House Martin Delichon urbicum Rook Corvus frugilegus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Swift Apus apus Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Banded Demoiselle · Varied Carpet Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Hawker
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Foxglove · Ramsons · Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Lesser Periwinkle +29
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Ramsons Allium ursinum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Iris reticulata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Iris reticulata
Iris reticulata
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025 