🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › North West › Wigan Getting here
53.51731, -2.68769
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Guelder-rose, Common Nettle, Elder +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Wood Avens, Guelder-rose +55 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Wood Avens, Guelder-rose +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
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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 Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 84 m ▾
Named route Length 84 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Length 51 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Lime Aphid
Lime Aphid
Eucallipterus tiliae
Eucallipterus tiliae
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Psilothrix viridicoerulea Psilothrix viridicoerulea2024
Psilothrix viridicoerulea Psilothrix viridicoerulea2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2024
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2024
Buffish Mining Bee Andrena nigroaenea2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023 Sambucus nigra2024
Sambucus nigra2024
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2024
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2024
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2024
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Evening Primrose Oenothera2025
Evening Primrose Oenothera2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2024
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2024
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2024
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla2024
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2024
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Hedera helix Hedera helix2024
Hedera helix Hedera helix2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Ramsons Allium ursinum2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2024
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2023
Alder Alnus glutinosa2023
Alder Alnus glutinosa2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2023
Aspen Populus tremula2023
Aspen Populus tremula2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2023
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023
Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2023
Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2023
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2023
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2023
Red Bistort Bistorta amplexicaulis2023
Red Bistort Bistorta amplexicaulis2023
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2023
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2023
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2023
Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum2023
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2023
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2023
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2023
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2023
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2023
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