Egerton Cricket Ground 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.63200, -2.44824
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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Mallard, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Mallard, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Meadowsweet +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Bog Asphodel, Cranberry +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Bog Asphodel, Cranberry +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Rotary 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 573 m ▾
Named route Length 573 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,923 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,923 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Jay · Mallard · Great Tit · Blue Tit +33
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Bramble +5
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,923 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Jay · Mallard · Great Tit · Blue Tit +33
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cross-leaved Heath · Cranberry · Rhododendron · Bilberry · Bramble +5
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Heather Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea 