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🎠Play🛝Family🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
53.58623, -2.39963
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Dogs allowed — country park
Country park — good for group day out
Country park — managed habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Moss BankCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farnworth Streets For All Phase OneCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Bradshaw Brook in Seven Acres nature reserve
Photos
Bradshaw Brook in Seven Acres nature reserve
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
27,493 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,493 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds32 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Magpie
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026Frog · Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Silver Leaf Disease · Neonectria coccinea · Glistening Inkcap · Flammulina populicola
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Neonectria coccineaNeonectria coccinea
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Flammulina populicolaFlammulina populicola
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
Common Reed · Great Willowherb · Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Thistle · Marsh Cudweed
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,493 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds32 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow · Magpie
+27 more speciesHide species list
All 32 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026Frog · Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Silver Leaf Disease · Neonectria coccinea · Glistening Inkcap · Flammulina populicola
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum
- Neonectria coccineaNeonectria coccinea
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Flammulina populicolaFlammulina populicola
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
Common Reed · Great Willowherb · Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Thistle · Marsh Cudweed
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas