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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
☕Village Green Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Village Green Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

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9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Hawker +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Hawker +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Foxglove, Prickly Heath, Broad Buckler-fern +149 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Prickly Heath, Broad Buckler-fern +149 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Bilberry +20 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named route

Rotary WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chorley LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route39 m

Named routeRef 80Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route152 m

Named routeRef 80Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

9,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Kestrel · Black-headed Gull +31

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects14 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Hawker · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Syrphus +9

Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
SyrphusSyrphus
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Triplax aeneaTriplax aenea
HornetVespa crabro
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
EupeodesEupeodes
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare

🌿

Plants55 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Ragwort · Wild Carrot · Rosebay Willowherb · Daisy · Foxglove +50

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
DaisyBellis perennis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
GorseUlex europaeus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
ShallonGaultheria shallon2025
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
HollyIlex aquifolium
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Carpet BoxPachysandra terminalis2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2025
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2025
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Kestrel · Black-headed Gull +31

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects14 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Hawker · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Syrphus +9

Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
SyrphusSyrphus
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Triplax aeneaTriplax aenea
HornetVespa crabro
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
EupeodesEupeodes
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare

🌿

Plants55 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Ragwort · Wild Carrot · Rosebay Willowherb · Daisy · Foxglove +50

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
DaisyBellis perennis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
GorseUlex europaeus
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
ShallonGaultheria shallon2025
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
HollyIlex aquifolium
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Prickly HeathGaultheria mucronata2025
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
NasturtiumTropaeolum majus2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Carpet BoxPachysandra terminalis2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2025
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2025
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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