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Tan Pit Wood

3 ha

📷 David Ashcroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.51741, -2.66688

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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· Free

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 — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Groundsel, Common Mouse-ear +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Groundsel, Common Mouse-ear +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Migrant Hawker, Common Carder Bee +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Migrant Hawker, Common Carder Bee +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

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

N/ACycling route84 m

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,449 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,449 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Willow Tit · Blackbird · Yellowhammer +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great TitParus major2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CootFulica atra2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

wintersummer

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Rabbit · Natterer's Bat

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +20

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024

🌿

Plants34 species

summer

2026

Common Mouse-ear · Groundsel · Dandelion · Welsh Poppy · Coltsfoot +29

Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Evening PrimroseOenothera2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,449 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Willow Tit · Blackbird · Yellowhammer +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Great TitParus major2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CootFulica atra2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RavenCorvus corax
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

wintersummer

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Long-eared Bat · Rabbit · Natterer's Bat

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +20

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024

🌿

Plants34 species

summer

2026

Common Mouse-ear · Groundsel · Dandelion · Welsh Poppy · Coltsfoot +29

Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Evening PrimroseOenothera2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Ashcroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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