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Blundell Monument

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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
🛝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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Coot +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Coot +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Oxeye Daisy, Oxford Ragwort +93 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Oxeye Daisy, Oxford Ragwort +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Raspberry +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Small White, Field Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Small White, Field Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

Wigan WayWalking route

Named route

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

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

Wildlife to spot

15,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GadwallMareca strepera
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
TealAnas crecca2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Otter · Mole · Hedgehog · American Mink

OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
American MinkNeovison vison

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects37 species

springsummer

2026

Migrant Hawker · Small White · Field Grasshopper · Common Blue Damselfly · Western Honey Bee +32

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
German WaspVespula germanica2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024

🌿

Plants96 species

spring

2026

Herb-Robert · Oxeye Daisy · Oxford Ragwort · Common Nettle · Butterfly-bush +91

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
IvyHedera helix
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
BulrushTypha latifolia2024
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,229 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
GadwallMareca strepera
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
TealAnas crecca2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Otter · Mole · Hedgehog · American Mink

OtterLutra lutra
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
American MinkNeovison vison

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects37 species

springsummer

2026

Migrant Hawker · Small White · Field Grasshopper · Common Blue Damselfly · Western Honey Bee +32

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
German WaspVespula germanica2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024

🌿

Plants96 species

spring

2026

Herb-Robert · Oxeye Daisy · Oxford Ragwort · Common Nettle · Butterfly-bush +91

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
IvyHedera helix
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Balkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongata2025
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Hedera helixHedera helix2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
BulrushTypha latifolia2024
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
GorseUlex europaeus2024
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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