Lady Mabel's Wood

Formerly known as Hall Lane, this Woodland Trust land was purchased as a bare land site within the Red Rose Community Forest on the outskirts of Wigan.  Local people, in consultation with the trust, re-named the wood Lady Mabel's Wood in late 1998 to mark the areas history.  Lady Mabel's Wood lies on parkland adjacent to the Leeds-Liverpool canal and the Haigh Country Park and golfcourse.  The new broad-leaved woodland includes large areas of grassland which provide a variety of walks with open views to Haigh Hall.

  • County - Greater Manchester
  • Nearest Town - Haigh, Wigan
  • Designation - Community Forest
  • Acreage - 62 acres
  • Grid Ref - OS Map 108. Grid Ref. SD 92079
  • Walk Grade - Easy

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The Woodland Trust

Since the 1930's the UK has lost over 50% of its ancient woodland, our rarest and most precious habitat, and is one of the least wooded countries in Europe.

The Trust, started in 1972, now protects and cares for more than 1,100 woods across the UK and also creates new woodland, currently planting approximately a million trees a year for people and wildlife.  It is now the UK's leading woodland conservation charity with over 300,000 members and supporters.  Trees and forests are crucial to life on our planet as they generate oxygen, play host to a spectacular variety of wildlife and offer us tranquil places to visit and refresh our souls.

For more information about the Woodland Trust and joining as a member, please call: 0800 026 9650.

Where to see Toptree trees..

Nine Toptree Groves and one Toptree Wood have already been planted and are scattered up and down the country.  All of them, in accordance with Woodland Trust policy, are freely accessible to the general public, and are a gift for future generations.

For further information about each Toptree area, please click the required link below;