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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North West › West Lancashire Getting here
53.58849, -2.82951
Open directionsv 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Guelder-rose +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hornet +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hornet +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Wall-rue, Gypsywort +176 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Wall-rue, Gypsywort +176 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Reedbed Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 18 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 803 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 803 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 421 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 421 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Access to woodland off Hobcross Lane
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Wildlife to spot
14,712 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,712 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Black-headed Gull +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hornet · Tree Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Hornet Vespa crabro Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 🌿 Plants 35 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wall-rue · Moschatel · Snowdrop · Hart's-Tongue · Pellitory-of-the-wall +30
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Hemlock Water-dropwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,712 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Black-headed Gull +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hornet · Tree Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Hornet Vespa crabro Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 🌿 Plants 35 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wall-rue · Moschatel · Snowdrop · Hart's-Tongue · Pellitory-of-the-wall +30
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Hemlock Water-dropwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Oenanthe crocata
Oenanthe crocata
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus2025
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 