Darbishire Park Recreation Ground
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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.58698, -2.42067
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Oxford Ragwort +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Oxford Ragwort +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Turkey Oak, Wild Strawberry, Guelder-rose +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025
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 45 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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Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2024 Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024 Sarcoscypha austriaca
Sarcoscypha austriaca
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Neonectria coccinea Neonectria coccinea
Neonectria coccinea Neonectria coccinea
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Safflower Carthamus tinctorius2025
Safflower Carthamus tinctorius2025
Sunflower Helianthus annuus2025
Sunflower Helianthus annuus2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Water-violet Hottonia palustris2024
Water-violet Hottonia palustris2024
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Foliage Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla2025
Foliage Beet Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Small Nettle Urtica urens2025
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Potato Solanum tuberosum2025
Potato Solanum tuberosum2025
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea2025
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius2025
Corsican Hellebore Helleborus argutifolius2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2024
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2024
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2024
Hooker's Fleabane Inula hookeri2024
Hooker's Fleabane Inula hookeri2024
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2024
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2024
Fodder Vetch Vicia villosa2024
Fodder Vetch Vicia villosa2024
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2024
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2024
Vicia pannonica subsp. pannonica Vicia pannonica subsp. pannonica2024
Vicia pannonica subsp. pannonica Vicia pannonica subsp. pannonica2024
Cultivated Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. sativa2024
Cultivated Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. sativa2024
Crown Daisy Glebionis coronaria2024
Crown Daisy Glebionis coronaria2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2024
Borage Borago officinalis2024
Borage Borago officinalis2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Crimson Flax Linum grandiflorum2024
Crimson Flax Linum grandiflorum2024
Goat Willow Salix caprea2024
Goat Willow Salix caprea2024
Rock Crane's-bill Geranium macrorrhizum2024
Rock Crane's-bill Geranium macrorrhizum2024
Chives Allium schoenoprasum2024
Chives Allium schoenoprasum2024
Greater Cuckooflower Cardamine raphanifolia2024
Greater Cuckooflower Cardamine raphanifolia2024
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2024
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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