Astley Park ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › North West › Chorley Getting here
53.65745, -2.64567
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Ambio — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Cafe Ambio — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Giant Blackberry, Rubus distractiformis +157 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Adlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Ackhurst Road public footpath · 141 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 141 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Theatre Walk public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface paving_stones Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Chapel Steps public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Surface paved Incline down Path type: steps
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop 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 Main Route Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 2.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 31 m ▾
Named route Length 31 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 126 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 126 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Lake and Hall, Astley Park
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Wildlife to spot
21,809 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Larus argentatus argenteus · Woodpigeon +43
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus2025 Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025 Carduelis carduelis britannica Carduelis carduelis britannica2025 Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2025 Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus2025 Fringilla coelebs gengleri Fringilla coelebs gengleri2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Clarke's Mining Bee · Harlequin Ladybird
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Butterfly-bush · Coltsfoot · Dog's Mercury · Narcissus agg. · Daisy +2
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Daisy Bellis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,809 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Larus argentatus argenteus · Woodpigeon +43
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025 Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2025 Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus2025 Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus Haematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025 Carduelis carduelis britannica Carduelis carduelis britannica2025 Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus Aegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2025 Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus2025 Fringilla coelebs gengleri Fringilla coelebs gengleri2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Clarke's Mining Bee · Harlequin Ladybird
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Butterfly-bush · Coltsfoot · Dog's Mercury · Narcissus agg. · Daisy +2
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg. Daisy Bellis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Shaggy Soldier
Shaggy Soldier
Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
Galinsoga quadriradiata2025
