Ainsworth Methodist Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.58738, -2.36267
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 132m 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 — Magpie, Mallard, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Sphaerophoria, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Cicely, Hop, Bird Cherry +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional 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
81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moss BankCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Roch Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bury to Bolton CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Kirklees TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Daisyfield GreenwayCycling route▾
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Ainsworth Methodist Church
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Wildlife to spot
10,328 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,328 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCommon Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow +32
- Common GullLarus canus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
🦌Mammals3 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Sphaerophoria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Chrysotoxum verralli · Cantharis pellucida · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +2
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- 2-spot Ladybird
Common Fleabane · Bugle · Hop · Devil's-bit Scabious · Holly +7
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- BugleAjuga reptans
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,328 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCommon Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Carrion Crow +32
- Common GullLarus canus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
🦌Mammals3 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Sphaerophoria · Marmalade Hoverfly · Chrysotoxum verralli · Cantharis pellucida · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +2
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- 2-spot Ladybird
Common Fleabane · Bugle · Hop · Devil's-bit Scabious · Holly +7
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- BugleAjuga reptans
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Common BistortBistorta officinalisCommon BistortBistorta officinalisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisTriteleia laxaTriteleia laxaTriteleia laxaTriteleia laxa