Full-day nursery in Heskin Green, Lancashire
Nature Trail Nursery Heskin
Heskin Methodist Church, Withington Lane, Chorley, PR7 5LU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2016Reference EY500886Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 November 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Heskin Methodist Church, Withington Lane, Chorley, PR7 5LU · More nurseries in PR7
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Post Office and Village Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Lancashire there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Nature Trail Nursery Heskin is a full-day nursery at Heskin Methodist Church, Withington Lane, Chorley, PR7 5LU, in Heskin Green, Lancashire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Nature Trail Nursery Ltd.
Run by Nature Trail Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Trail Nursery HeskinThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Eccleston St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.4 miles
- Wrightington Mossy Lea Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.5 miles
- Eccleston Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.5 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Coppull Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.5 miles
- Rainbow Hub School ages 4–16 1.6 miles
- St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School, Mawdesley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Nature Trail Nursery Heskin's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nature Trail Nursery Heskin Good at its inspection on 21 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nature Trail Nursery Heskin take?
Nature Trail Nursery Heskin is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Nature Trail Nursery Heskin?
Nature Trail Nursery Heskin is run by Nature Trail Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Nature Trail Nursery Heskin?
You can call 01257 451833 and visit www.naturetrailnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500886 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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