Ainsworth Presbyterian Chapel
Plan your visit
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.58879, -2.35939
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 136m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 136m 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 — Mallard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Syrphus, Common Carder Bee +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Cicely, Fringecups, Early Dog-violet +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 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
85 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 Presbyterian Chapel (Unitarian)
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Wildlife to spot
10,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,728 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
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mole · Bat · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Sphaerophoria · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Elder · Common Fleabane · Bugle · Hop · Devil's-bit Scabious +8
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- BugleAjuga reptans2025
- HopHumulus lupulus2025
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,728 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
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mole · Bat · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Sphaerophoria · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Common Carder Bee · Marmalade Hoverfly +6
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Elder · Common Fleabane · Bugle · Hop · Devil's-bit Scabious +8
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- BugleAjuga reptans2025
- HopHumulus lupulus2025
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas