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Dunscar Golf Course

📷 John Lomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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GolfWildlifeBirds
Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.62480, -2.45036

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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
  • ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Tit, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Tit, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Rowan, Bilberry +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bog Asphodel, Heath Spotted-orchid, Rhododendron +116 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bog Asphodel, Heath Spotted-orchid, Rhododendron +116 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Large Red Damselfly +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named route
Rotary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route
Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route
Levehulme ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route573 m
Named routeLength 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route152 m
Named routeRef 80Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route214 m
Named routeRef 80Length 214 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dunscar Golf Course

📷 John Lomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunscar Golf Course

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🏞️JUMBLESCountry park3.2 km→🌱Moss Bank ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Longsight ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Barlow ParkUrban park2.5 km→🦉OUSEL NEST QUARRYNature reserve2.8 km→🌱Bolton Rugby Union Football ClubUrban park4.3 km→

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