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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › North West › West Lancashire Getting here
53.59624, -2.71680
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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Pale Brittlestem, Birch Woodwart +74 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Pale Brittlestem, Birch Woodwart +74 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Plants — Hogweed, Ramsons, Hawthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +132 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +132 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 public paths nearby
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18 signed routes nearby
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Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop Local cycle route
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 Main Route Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
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Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Amobia signata Amobia signata2024
Amobia signata Amobia signata2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023 Centranthus ruber
Centranthus ruber
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Kidney Saxifrage Saxifraga hirsuta2024
Kidney Saxifrage Saxifraga hirsuta2024
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Fig Ficus carica2024
Fig Ficus carica2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2024
Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita2024
Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Rosa canina Rosa canina2024
Rosa canina Rosa canina2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2024
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2024
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Apple Malus domestica2024
Apple Malus domestica2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2024
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2024
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea2024
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea2024
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum2024
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2024
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2023
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2023
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2023
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2023
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2023
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2023
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2023
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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