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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.59040, -2.46353
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Doffcocker Lodge Car Park 69m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Doffcocker Lodge Car Park 69m away — 18 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Turkey Oak, Fox-and-cubs, Harebell +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Turkey Oak, Fox-and-cubs, Harebell +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Syrphus, Tropidia scita +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Syrphus, Tropidia scita +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Turkey Oak, Sweet Chestnut, Ramsons +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnworth Streets For All Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnworth Streets For All Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
38,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,869 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +32
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Chrysotoxum verralli · Syrphus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Turkey Oak · Winter Heliotrope · Fox-and-cubs · Autumn Crocus · Common Fleabane +5
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Early Goldenrod Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,869 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +32
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly · Chrysotoxum verralli · Syrphus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Turkey Oak · Winter Heliotrope · Fox-and-cubs · Autumn Crocus · Common Fleabane +5
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Early Goldenrod Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Solidago gigantea2025
Solidago gigantea2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025 