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Rigby's Wood

3 ha

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.51236, -2.82121

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿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

🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿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

Horse ridingCycling trailsWalking trails

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Sweet Chestnut +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hedge Woundwort, Hart's-Tongue +68 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hedge Woundwort, Hart's-Tongue +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Strong match

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rainford Linear ParkWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route967 m

Named routeRef 862Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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 route386 m

Named routeRef 862Length 386 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,895 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,895 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2025

Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +54

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
DunnockPrunella modularis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Little OwlAthene noctua

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2025

Scorpion Weed · Raspberry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Woundwort · Nipplewort +11

Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
NipplewortLapsana communis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,895 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

summer

2025

Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +54

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JayGarrulus glandarius
RookCorvus frugilegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CurlewNumenius arquata
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
DunnockPrunella modularis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Little OwlAthene noctua

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🌿

Plants16 species

summer

2025

Scorpion Weed · Raspberry · Prickly Sow-thistle · Hedge Woundwort · Nipplewort +11

Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
NipplewortLapsana communis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Turf cutting near Moss House Farm

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