Worthington Reservoir 11 ha
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53.58975, -2.63321
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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 £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Great Crested Grebe +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Great Crested Grebe +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wild Marjoram, Hogweed, Hawthorn +29 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Coltsfoot, Selfheal +193 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fox-and-cubs, Coltsfoot, Selfheal +193 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Wigan Way Walking route ▾
Adlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Standish Mineral Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
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Wildlife to spot
11,874 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,874 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +45
Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Mining Bee · Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper +19
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Syrphus Syrphus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Hart's-Tongue · Thorn-apple · Pink Purslane · Enchanter's-nightshade · Foxglove +39
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025 Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,874 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +45
Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Mining Bee · Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Syrphus · Common Green Grasshopper +19
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Syrphus Syrphus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Hart's-Tongue · Thorn-apple · Pink Purslane · Enchanter's-nightshade · Foxglove +39
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025 Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025 Fringecups Tellima grandiflora Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax 2025
2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2025
Hybrid Oak Quercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Least Duckweed Lemna minuta2025
Least Duckweed Lemna minuta2025
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2025
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2025
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2025
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis2025
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis2025
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025
Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius2025
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius2025 