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Bickershaw Junction

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Dogs welcome

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
  • 🛝Playground 219m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Playground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Long-tailed Tit, Redwing +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Long-tailed Tit, Redwing +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Broad-leaved Dock, Cleavers +34 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Broad-leaved Dock, Cleavers +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Bulrush, Garlic Mustard +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m
Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route203 m
Named routeRef 55Length 203 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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