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53.50119, -2.60637
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Birch Woodwart, Hairy Curtain Crust +60 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Birch Woodwart, Hairy Curtain Crust +60 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Gorse, Creeping Buttercup +77 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Gorse, Creeping Buttercup +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 45 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface cobbles
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Named route Ref 55 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 203 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 203 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,183 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch +40
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Bittern Botaurus stellaris Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coot Fulica atra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Owl Athene noctua Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Hornet Hoverfly +4
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Broad-bodied Chaser 🍄 Fungi 21 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Mallrug, Mallryg · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Daisy Rust · Plantain Mildew · Mint Rust +16
Mallrug, Mallryg Claviceps purpurea Rhododendron Bristlebud Seifertia azaleae Daisy Rust Puccinia lagenophorae Plantain Mildew Golovinomyces sordidus Mint Rust Puccinia menthae Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphe heraclei 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Brooklime · Gorse · Red Bartsia · Rose Campion · Hogweed +14
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Gorse Ulex europaeus Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Rose Campion Silene coronaria2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,183 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch +40
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Bittern Botaurus stellaris Pochard Aythya ferina Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coot Fulica atra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Little Owl Athene noctua Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Hornet Hoverfly +4
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Broad-bodied Chaser 🍄 Fungi 21 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Mallrug, Mallryg · Rhododendron Bristlebud · Daisy Rust · Plantain Mildew · Mint Rust +16
Mallrug, Mallryg Claviceps purpurea Rhododendron Bristlebud Seifertia azaleae Daisy Rust Puccinia lagenophorae Plantain Mildew Golovinomyces sordidus Mint Rust Puccinia menthae Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphe heraclei 🌿 Plants 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Brooklime · Gorse · Red Bartsia · Rose Campion · Hogweed +14
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Gorse Ulex europaeus Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Rose Campion Silene coronaria2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Sycamore Tarspot
Sycamore Tarspot
Rhytisma acerinum
Rhytisma acerinum
Periwinkle Rust Puccinia vincae
Periwinkle Rust Puccinia vincae
Wood Mulberry Bertia moriformis
Wood Mulberry Bertia moriformis
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Small Stagshorn Calocera cornea
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Ramalina farinacea Ramalina farinacea
Purple Jellydisc Ascocoryne sarcoides
Purple Jellydisc Ascocoryne sarcoides
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa
Amber Jelly Exidia recisa
Illosporiopsis christiansenii Illosporiopsis christiansenii
Illosporiopsis christiansenii Illosporiopsis christiansenii
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Common Orange Lichen Xanthoria parietina
Phragmidium bulbosum Phragmidium bulbosum
Phragmidium bulbosum Phragmidium bulbosum
Tear Dropper Cylindrobasidium laeve
Tear Dropper Cylindrobasidium laeve
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Smoked Oysterling Resupinatus applicatus
Smoked Oysterling Resupinatus applicatus 2025
2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2025
Greater Spearwort Ranunculus lingua2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Water Avens Geum rivale2025
Water Avens Geum rivale2025
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum2025
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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