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Places › England › North West › Chorley Getting here
53.63579, -2.57324
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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 — Mallard, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Beech, Rowan, Hazel +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Hawker, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Gorse, Himalayan Balsam, Cross-leaved Heath +130 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Himalayan Balsam, Cross-leaved Heath +130 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 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 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop Local cycle route
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 Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 143 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Outflow from Yarrow reservoir
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Wildlife to spot
9,184 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,184 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow +45
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Hawker · Black Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker +14
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Hornet Vespa crabro Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Lesser Spearwort +10
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Gorse Ulex europaeus Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,184 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Mallard · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow +45
Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis2025 Little Stint Calidris minuta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Hawker · Black Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Emerald Damselfly · Brown Hawker +14
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Black Darter Sympetrum danae Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Hornet Vespa crabro Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Himalayan Balsam · Gorse · Lesser Spearwort +10
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Gorse Ulex europaeus Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025 Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Indet. St Marks Fly Bibionidae
Indet. St Marks Fly Bibionidae
Red-thighed Epeolus Epeolus cruciger
Red-thighed Epeolus Epeolus cruciger
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Dark-winged Blood Bee Sphecodes gibbus
Dark-winged Blood Bee Sphecodes gibbus
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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