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Atherton Cemetery

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.52163, -2.50403

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 153m away — 8 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 153m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Eupeodes corollae, Red-tailed Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Eupeodes corollae, Red-tailed Bumblebee +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Gorse +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Gorse +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Guelder-rose, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route178 m

Named routeRef 55Length 178 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 55Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route151 m

Named routeRef 55Length 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,553 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,553 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
SwiftApus apus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CootFulica atra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · Eupeodes corollae · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +58

SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
SepsisSepsis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
NomadaNomada2025
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Cantharis cryptica/pallidaCantharis cryptica/pallida2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2023

🌿

Plants55 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Hogweed · Gorse · Lesser Trefoil · Marsh Thistle +50

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
GorseUlex europaeus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
SunflowerHelianthus annuus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Wild CherryPrunus avium2023
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
AppleMalus domestica2023
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2023
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,553 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
SwiftApus apus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CootFulica atra2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Hedgehog · Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · Eupeodes corollae · Red-tailed Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +58

SyrphusSyrphus2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
SepsisSepsis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
NomadaNomada2025
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Cantharis cryptica/pallidaCantharis cryptica/pallida2023
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2023

🌿

Plants55 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Hogweed · Gorse · Lesser Trefoil · Marsh Thistle +50

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
GorseUlex europaeus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
SunflowerHelianthus annuus2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Wild CherryPrunus avium2023
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
AppleMalus domestica2023
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2023
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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