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Rough Wood

2 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.51713, -2.64302

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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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Wood Avens, Cuckooflower +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Wood Avens, Cuckooflower +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route45 m

Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

35,670 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,670 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard +84

RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2025

Pike

PikeEsox lucius

🐝

Insects19 species

spring

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Norfolk Aeshna · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +14

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants27 species

spring

2026

Hemp-agrimony · Wood Avens · Cuckooflower · Brooklime · Gorse +22

Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
GorseUlex europaeus
Aster agg.Aster agg.2025
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,670 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Robin · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard +84

RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2025

Pike

PikeEsox lucius

🐝

Insects19 species

spring

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Norfolk Aeshna · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +14

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants27 species

spring

2026

Hemp-agrimony · Wood Avens · Cuckooflower · Brooklime · Gorse +22

Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
GorseUlex europaeus
Aster agg.Aster agg.2025
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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