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White Door Dam

1 ha

📷 Eileen Littler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.47413, -2.61380

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🌿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 — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🌿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

Best for

5 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, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Common Nettle, Bramble +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Dandelion, Daisy +90 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Dandelion, Daisy +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Western Honey Bee, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Helophilus pendulus

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025

🌿

Plants36 species

spring

2025

Sycamore · Petty Spurge · Trailing Bellflower · Daisy · American Skunk-cabbage +31

SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
DaisyBellis perennis
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HollyIlex aquifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Rosy GarlicAllium roseum
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
DandelionTaraxacum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
CleaversGalium aparine
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,410 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +41

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Helophilus pendulus

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025

🌿

Plants36 species

spring

2025

Sycamore · Petty Spurge · Trailing Bellflower · Daisy · American Skunk-cabbage +31

SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
DaisyBellis perennis
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HollyIlex aquifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Rosy GarlicAllium roseum
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
DandelionTaraxacum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
CleaversGalium aparine
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Eileen Littler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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