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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
53.53570, -2.65652
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — 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, Magpie, Coot +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Coot +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Small White, Field Grasshopper +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Oxeye Daisy, Oxford Ragwort +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Wigan WayWalking route▾
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
15,159 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,159 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Magpie +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Mole · Hedgehog
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Migrant Hawker · Western Honey Bee · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Volucella pellucens +4
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Eristalis tenax
Petty Spurge · Oxford Ragwort · Hemp-agrimony · Butterfly-bush · Common Nettle +25
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,159 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Magpie +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Mole · Hedgehog
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Migrant Hawker · Western Honey Bee · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Volucella pellucens +4
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
- Eristalis tenax
Petty Spurge · Oxford Ragwort · Hemp-agrimony · Butterfly-bush · Common Nettle +25
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Selfheal
Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris2025
Prunella vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025White MelilotMelilotus albus2025White MelilotMelilotus albus2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025IvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2025Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025