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Bickershaw Allotments

📷 Peter Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.50743, -2.54173

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Redwing, Wren, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redwing, Wren, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Blackthorn, Cleavers +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Blackthorn, Cleavers +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard, Hogweed +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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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
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 55Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m
Named routeRef 55Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route750 m
Named routeRef 55Length 750 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Foggy winter's morning on Fir Tree Flash

📷 Peter Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Foggy winter's morning on Fir Tree Flash

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️PENNINGTON FLASHCountry park2.2 km→🌱Pennington Flash County ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Firs ParkUrban park900 m→🦉PENNINGTON FLASHNature reserve2.2 km→🌱Pennington Hall ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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