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Tup Row Wood

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53.59862, -2.51786

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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
☕Curley's Fisheries — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Curley's Fisheries — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Lapwing, Magpie, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Magpie, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bulrush, Sweet Chestnut, Common Sorrel +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cranberry, Bulrush, Broad-leaved Helleborine +80 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cranberry, Bulrush, Broad-leaved Helleborine +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Brown Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Brown Hawker +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Pale Bramble Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Pale Bramble Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route58 m

Named routeRef 80Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

N/ACycling route382 m

Named routeRef 80Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 80Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

32,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

springautumn

2026

Lapwing · Magpie · Mallard · Kestrel · Blackcap +77

LapwingVanellus vanellus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare +6

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
WeaselMustela nivalis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects27 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Black Darter +22

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
PeacockAglais io
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
SyrphusSyrphus
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum

🍄

Fungi9 species

winter

2026

Lumpy Bracket · Birch Besom · Turkeytail · Oyster Mushroom · Ganoderma adspersum +4

Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Entomophthora muscaeEntomophthora muscae2025
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis2025

🌿

Plants83 species

spring

2026

Cranberry · Bulrush · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Marsh-marigold · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +78

CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,808 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

springautumn

2026

Lapwing · Magpie · Mallard · Kestrel · Blackcap +77

LapwingVanellus vanellus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great TitParus major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare +6

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
WeaselMustela nivalis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025

🐸

Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects27 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Darter · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Brown Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Black Darter +22

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
PeacockAglais io
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
SyrphusSyrphus
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum

🍄

Fungi9 species

winter

2026

Lumpy Bracket · Birch Besom · Turkeytail · Oyster Mushroom · Ganoderma adspersum +4

Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Entomophthora muscaeEntomophthora muscae2025
Pale Bramble RustKuehneola uredinis2025

🌿

Plants83 species

spring

2026

Cranberry · Bulrush · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Marsh-marigold · Hare's-tail Cottongrass +78

CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Western Hemlock-spruceTsuga heterophylla2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025