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Roddlesworth Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

53.69571, -2.52926

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cranberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Crowberry +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Crowberry, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Large Red Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 49 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named route

Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weavers WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

8,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +79

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
CootFulica atra2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Stoat +2

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
StoatMustela erminea2025
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects32 species

springsummer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Painted Mining Bee · Tree Bumblebee +27

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Painted Mining BeeAndrena fucata2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
HornetVespa crabro2024
Lindenius albilabrisLindenius albilabris
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Empis lividaEmpis livida
Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Early Nomad BeeNomada leucophthalma
Tormentil Mining BeeAndrena tarsata2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2024
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024

🌿

Plants82 species

wintersummer

2026

Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Crowberry · Himalayan Balsam · Marsh-marigold +77

CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Western GorseUlex gallii2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2025
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2024
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds84 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +79

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
CootFulica atra2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
DipperCinclus cinclus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Stoat +2

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
StoatMustela erminea2025
Fallow DeerDama dama
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects32 species

springsummer

2025

Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Large Red Damselfly · Painted Mining Bee · Tree Bumblebee +27

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Painted Mining BeeAndrena fucata2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa
HornetVespa crabro2024
Lindenius albilabrisLindenius albilabris
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Empis lividaEmpis livida
Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Field Digger WaspArgogorytes mystaceus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Early Nomad BeeNomada leucophthalma
Tormentil Mining BeeAndrena tarsata2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2024
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024

🌿

Plants82 species

wintersummer

2026

Cranberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Crowberry · Himalayan Balsam · Marsh-marigold +77

CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Western GorseUlex gallii2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum2025
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2024
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
Biting StonecropSedum acre2024
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
TormentilPotentilla erecta2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

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