🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 252m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Best for
13 activities
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Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
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Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +58 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜
Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
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Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Hart's-Tongue, Wood Anemone +180 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
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Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Furrow Bee, Dark Blood Bee, Eristalis pertinax +44 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named route
Clover Roadpublic footpath · 120 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 120 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sharratts Pathpublic footpath · 103 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mPath type: unclassified
Bark House Bridgepublic footpath · 5 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling
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60 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
Main RouteCycling route143 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
