Astley Bridge Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.60151, -2.43702
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Willow Tit, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Tit, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +144 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Beech +19 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 80 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Bungalows on Broad o' th' Lane, Astley Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
18,535 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,535 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Willow Tit · Rock Dove · Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · House Martin +30
Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Stoat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Marsh Snipefly · Cercopis vulnerata +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Giant Hogweed · Winter Heliotrope · Common Ragwort · Hornbeam +20
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,535 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Willow Tit · Rock Dove · Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · House Martin +30
Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Pipistrelle · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Stoat
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Marsh Snipefly · Cercopis vulnerata +2
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Nettle · Giant Hogweed · Winter Heliotrope · Common Ragwort · Hornbeam +20
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Apion Apion2025
Apion Apion2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Dusky Crane's-bill Geranium phaeum2025
Dusky Crane's-bill Geranium phaeum2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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