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Astley Bridge Bowling Green

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.60560, -2.43359

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Tit, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Tit, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed +169 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed +169 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Ramsons +20 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named 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
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Moss BankCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackburn Road (A666), Astley Bridge

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blackburn Road (A666), Astley Bridge

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🌱Longsight ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Moss Bank ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3 km→🏞️JUMBLESCountry park3.1 km→🏞️SEVEN ACRESCountry park3.1 km→🌱Seven Acres Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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