Wilderswood Plantation

A plantation of beech, alder, Lodgepole and Corsican pines made in 1959 with later planting of Hybrid Larch which are currently being removed with large areas bare in 2021.

Located on the west side of Wilderswood above Horwich the plantation was made to provide woodland linking up Brinks Wood – the bottom portion of Wilderswood and Wilderswood Clough on the West side.

The area of beech near to the road is a beautiful colour but marred by the regularity of planting and the deep furrows that cover the area and no-doubt destroyed many archeaological features, such being abundant in areas without planting.

Local History

Historic monuments near Wilderswood Plantation

Pike Stones chambered long cairn – 5.28 km away
Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close – 7.41 km away
Bretters Farm moated site and two fishponds – 5.88 km away
Headless Cross, Grimeford – 3.19 km away
Round Loaf bowl barrow on Anglezarke Moor – 5.84 km away
Round cairn on Noon Hill – 2.53 km away
Round cairn on Winter Hill – 2.58 km away
The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David’s Church – 6.00 km away
Steam tramway reversing triangle – 9.35 km away
Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 5.98 km away
Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building – 8.98 km away
Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan – 6.40 km away
Round cairn 280m west of Old Harpers Farm – 1.26 km away
Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House – 7.95 km away