Eccleston Park Golf Club
89 ha
Paid entryDogs welcome89 ha
Getting here
53.42800, -2.77378
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
- ⛳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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 856Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route8 m▾
Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route140 m▾
Named routeLength 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m▾
Named routeRef 56Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,516 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,516 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Orange Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee +12
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Selfheal · Welsh Poppy · Black Nightshade · Great Willowherb · Rosebay Willowherb +38
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,516 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Robin · Lesser Black-backed Gull +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Orange Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee +12
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
🌿Plants43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Selfheal · Welsh Poppy · Black Nightshade · Great Willowherb · Rosebay Willowherb +38
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Ragwort
Common Ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris
Jacobaea vulgaris
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisBalmMelissa officinalisBalmMelissa officinalisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minorSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumPink-sorrelOxalis articulataPink-sorrelOxalis articulataIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEvents & activities nearby
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