🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.43822, -2.75732
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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
- 🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £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
Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Beech +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Canada Goose +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Cow Parsley, Holly +100 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Cow Parsley, Holly +100 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route8 m▾
Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeLength 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
31,598 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,598 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Rock Dove +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse · Garden Tulip · Coltsfoot +23
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,598 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard · Magpie · Rock Dove +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey Squirrel · Noctule · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species · Daubenton's Bat +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 2-spot Ladybird · Eristalis arbustorum +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Ragwort · Shepherd's-purse · Garden Tulip · Coltsfoot +23
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2025
Erinaceus europaeus2025
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumAlder
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Alnus glutinosa
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataRowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025