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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.49723, -2.66797
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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
- £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, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed, Coltsfoot +58 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed, Coltsfoot +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route 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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Common Wasp · Field Grasshopper · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Himalayan Balsam · Dandelion · Daisy · Common Mouse-ear +41
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
- Groundsel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Jackdaw +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Common Wasp · Field Grasshopper · Harlequin Ladybird +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Coltsfoot · Himalayan Balsam · Dandelion · Daisy · Common Mouse-ear +41
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- DandelionTaraxacum2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
- Groundsel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Senecio vulgaris2025
Senecio vulgaris2025
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisCock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2024Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024