Adlington and District War Memorial
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.61533, -2.60079
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Adlington Railway Station 65m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Adlington Railway Station 65m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Bat, Mole +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Mesembrina meridiana, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +123 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Wild Marjoram, Goat Willow +162 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
Huyton Roadpublic footpath · 277 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 277 mPath type: service
Bradshaw Lanepublic footpath · 98 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Highfield Road Northpublic footpath · 40 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: residential
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chorley LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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 route39 m▾
Named routeRef 80Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
14,971 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,971 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Vulpes · Field Vole · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- VulpesVulpes
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
🐝Insects29 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · Common Green Grasshopper · Ivy Bee · Hornet · Oak Bush-cricket +24
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- HornetVespa crabro
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Indet. St Marks Fly
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Enchanter's-nightshade · Fringecups · Hybrid Oak · Borage · Perennial Sow-thistle +23
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora
- Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
- BorageBorago officinalis
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,971 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Vulpes · Field Vole · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- VulpesVulpes
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
🐝Insects29 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carabus problematicus · Common Green Grasshopper · Ivy Bee · Hornet · Oak Bush-cricket +24
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- HornetVespa crabro
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Indet. St Marks Fly
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2025▾
Enchanter's-nightshade · Fringecups · Hybrid Oak · Borage · Perennial Sow-thistle +23
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora
- Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
- BorageBorago officinalis
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibionidae
Bibionidae
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