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Getting here
53.61011, -2.60887
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 169m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 169m away — 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, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Common Red Soldier Beetle +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Marjoram, Goat Willow, Great Willowherb +158 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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▾
Huyton Roadpublic footpath · 283 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 283 mPath type: unclassified
Sandy Lanepublic footpath · 75 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: residential
Castle House Lanepublic footpath · 203 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mPath type: residential
41 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
Main RouteCycling route143 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Leeds Liverpool Canal north of Adlington
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Wildlife to spot
16,145 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,145 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow +41
- 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
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Vulpes · Brown Hare · Field Vole +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- VulpesVulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Green Grasshopper · Oak Bush-cricket · Indet. St Marks Fly · Heterotoma planicornis · Carabus problematicus +21
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Indet. St Marks FlyBibionidae
- Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Enchanter's-nightshade · Fringecups · Hybrid Oak · Perennial Sow-thistle · Borage +25
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora
- Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- BorageBorago officinalis
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,145 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow +41
- 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
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Vulpes · Brown Hare · Field Vole +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- VulpesVulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Green Grasshopper · Oak Bush-cricket · Indet. St Marks Fly · Heterotoma planicornis · Carabus problematicus +21
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Indet. St Marks FlyBibionidae
- Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
🌿Plants30 species
springsummer
2025▾
Enchanter's-nightshade · Fringecups · Hybrid Oak · Perennial Sow-thistle · Borage +25
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora
- Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- BorageBorago officinalis
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus2024
Rattus norvegicus2024
Pterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerPterostichus nigerMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisNeoascia interruptaNeoascia interruptaNeoascia interruptaNeoascia interruptaDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisDenticollis linearisPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiCinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceaeChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumSpiny Mason WaspOdynerus spinipesSpiny Mason WaspOdynerus spinipesMournful WaspPemphredon lugubrisMournful WaspPemphredon lugubrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestrisGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaTawny Mining BeeAndrena fulvaBombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorGolden Spider BeetleNiptus hololeucusGolden Spider BeetleNiptus hololeucusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Leopoldius signatusLeopoldius signatus2024Leopoldius signatusLeopoldius signatus2024Water BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasLeast Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilisLeast Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilisCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraGrass VetchlingLathyrus nissoliaGrass VetchlingLathyrus nissoliaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorCornelian-cherryCornus masCornelian-cherryCornus masBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024