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Braithwaite Park

6 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Braithwaite · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.47588, -2.57377

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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 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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 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, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hyacinth, Yellow Iris, Rowan +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hyacinth, Yellow Iris, Rowan +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

18,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TealAnas crecca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

Zygina flammigera · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid

Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Hyacinth · Groundsel · Gorse · Common Vetch

HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
GorseUlex europaeus
Common VetchVicia sativa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Great Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black TernChlidonias niger2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
TealAnas crecca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects3 species

winter

2026

Zygina flammigera · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid

Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Hyacinth · Groundsel · Gorse · Common Vetch

HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
GorseUlex europaeus
Common VetchVicia sativa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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