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Places › England › North West › Chorley Getting here
53.62153, -2.54846
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II Registered Park and Garden — Historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England of special interest, warranting efforts to preserve it.
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Beech +17 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Hawker, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, Broad Buckler-fern, Prickly Heath +146 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Broad Buckler-fern, Prickly Heath +146 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop 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 Greater Manchester Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 80 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 80 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 80 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
44 public paths nearby
Public paths
Roynton Lane bridleway · 593 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 593 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Roynton Lane bridleway · 153 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 153 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Roynton Lane bridleway · 339 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 339 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Roynton Lane bridleway · 33 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 33 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Top O'th Hill Farm Road bridleway · 128 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 128 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Building in The Lawns, Rivington Terraced Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
18,603 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,603 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit +38
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Syrphus · Graphopsocus cruciatus +5
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Syrphus Syrphus Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Birch Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Cranberry · Crowberry · Daisy · Gorse · Rosebay Willowherb +36
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum Daisy Bellis perennis Gorse Ulex europaeus Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,603 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit +38
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Syrphus · Graphopsocus cruciatus +5
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii Syrphus Syrphus Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Birch Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 41 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Cranberry · Crowberry · Daisy · Gorse · Rosebay Willowherb +36
Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Crowberry Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum Daisy Bellis perennis Gorse Ulex europaeus Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Triplax aenea Triplax aenea
Triplax aenea Triplax aenea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Shallon Gaultheria shallon2025
Shallon Gaultheria shallon2025
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025
Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena2025
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena2025
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus2025
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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