Bolton Rugby Union Football Club
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53.58601, -2.44295
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 167m away — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +38 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Oxford Ragwort, Butterfly-bush +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Oxford Ragwort, Butterfly-bush +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Turkey Oak, Small Nettle, Large-flowered Hemp-nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Common Blue Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Common Blue Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnworth Streets For All Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnworth Streets For All Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,617 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,617 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +20
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Turkey Oak · Giant Hogweed · Winter Heliotrope · Cockspur · Narrow-leaved Ragwort +1
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025 Narrow-leaved Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,617 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 25 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +20
Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Turkey Oak · Giant Hogweed · Winter Heliotrope · Cockspur · Narrow-leaved Ragwort +1
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025 Narrow-leaved Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Senecio inaequidens2025
Senecio inaequidens2025
Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea2025
Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea2025