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Bolton Golf Course

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.58492, -2.50356

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 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, Jackdaw, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Cuckooflower, Meadow Buttercup +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Cuckooflower, Meadow Buttercup +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Darter, Large Red Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Bilberry, Guelder-rose +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rotary WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route58 m

Named routeRef 80Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

N/ACycling route382 m

Named routeRef 80Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

38,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2026

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle +3

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Fallow Deer

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Western Honey Bee · Broad-bodied Chaser +20

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita
7-spot Ladybird

🍄

Fungi9 species

winter

2026

Lumpy Bracket · Birch Besom · Turkeytail · Oyster Mushroom · Ganoderma adspersum +4

Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina

🌿

Plants39 species

spring

2026

Coltsfoot · Meadow Buttercup · Cuckooflower · Pink Purslane · Marsh-marigold +34

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,811 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2026

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle +3

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Fallow Deer

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Western Honey Bee · Broad-bodied Chaser +20

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Tropidia scitaTropidia scita
7-spot Ladybird

🍄

Fungi9 species

winter

2026

Lumpy Bracket · Birch Besom · Turkeytail · Oyster Mushroom · Ganoderma adspersum +4

Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
Birch BesomTaphrina betulina
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Oyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatus
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Beechmast CandlesnuffXylaria carpophila
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina

🌿

Plants39 species

spring

2026

Coltsfoot · Meadow Buttercup · Cuckooflower · Pink Purslane · Marsh-marigold +34

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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