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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.57934, -2.56529
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — 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 Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Hawker +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bog Moss, Red Campion, Welsh Poppy +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rotary WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Wigan WayWalking route▾
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Regional Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route382 m▾
Named routeRef 80Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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The Poacher, Scot Lane End
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Wildlife to spot
5,418 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,418 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +1
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
🌿Plants31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Welsh Poppy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Buttercup · Redshank +26
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,418 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Black Darter · Emerald Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Southern Hawker +1
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
🌿Plants31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Welsh Poppy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Buttercup · Redshank +26
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum
Heracleum mantegazzianum
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