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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.47730, -2.56995
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 232m 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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Great Crested Grebe +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Great Crested Grebe +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hyacinth, Lesser Celandine, Groundsel +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hyacinth, Lesser Celandine, Groundsel +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
37,535 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
37,535 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Great Crested Grebe · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +44
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- TealAnas crecca
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Zygina flammigera · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides · Large Willow Aphid
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera
- Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
🌿Plants11 species
winterspring
2026▾
Hyacinth · Lesser Celandine · Groundsel · Gorse · Common Vetch +6
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
37,535 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Great Crested Grebe · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +44
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CootFulica atra
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- TealAnas crecca
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Zygina flammigera · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides · Large Willow Aphid
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera
- Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
🌿Plants11 species
winterspring
2026▾
Hyacinth · Lesser Celandine · Groundsel · Gorse · Common Vetch +6
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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