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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.62923, -2.43959
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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 🛝 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Bog Asphodel, Cranberry +89 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Bog Asphodel, Cranberry +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 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 ▾
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 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
17,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,505 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Magpie · Jay · Mallard +32
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Hawker
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea 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 17,505 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Magpie · Jay · Mallard +32
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +1
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Stoat Mustela erminea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Hawker
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea 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
2025
2025
Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea 