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Roaring Lum

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.64037, -2.59241

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

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 — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Chalcosyrphus nemorum, Wool Carder Bee +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Chalcosyrphus nemorum, Wool Carder Bee +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Gorse, Foxglove, Bluebell +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Foxglove, Bluebell +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Common Bistort +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named route

Rotary WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chorley LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route143 m

Named routeRef 55Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 55Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 96 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 96 mSurface concretePath type: service

Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 246 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 246 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Water Streetbridleway · 319 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 319 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Heapey Fold Lanebridleway · 703 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 703 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Hut Lanebridleway · 227 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 227 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

6,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Alcedo atthis ispidaAlcedo atthis ispida2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew · Brown Long-eared Bat

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects16 species

springsummer

2025

Chalcosyrphus nemorum · Wool Carder Bee · Hornet · Oak Bush-cricket · Eumerus +11

Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
HornetVespa crabro
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
EumerusEumerus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Indet. St Marks FlyBibionidae
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Dark-winged Blood BeeSphecodes gibbus
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Tormentil Mining BeeAndrena tarsata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Neoascia interruptaNeoascia interrupta
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
Cinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceae
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum

🌿

Plants9 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Gorse · Himalayan Balsam · Bracken · Foxglove · Alder +4

GorseUlex europaeus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Robin +46

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Alcedo atthis ispidaAlcedo atthis ispida2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great TitParus major2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew · Brown Long-eared Bat

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects16 species

springsummer

2025

Chalcosyrphus nemorum · Wool Carder Bee · Hornet · Oak Bush-cricket · Eumerus +11

Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
HornetVespa crabro
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
EumerusEumerus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Indet. St Marks FlyBibionidae
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Dark-winged Blood BeeSphecodes gibbus
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Tormentil Mining BeeAndrena tarsata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Neoascia interruptaNeoascia interrupta
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
Cinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceae
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum

🌿

Plants9 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Gorse · Himalayan Balsam · Bracken · Foxglove · Alder +4

GorseUlex europaeus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gatekeeper butterfly alongside footpath by the River Yarrow at Limbrick

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