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Eltons Bowling Green

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBowlsBirds
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.59649, -2.32612

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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
  • 🎳Bowling greens 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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bistort, Common Sedge, Pignut +58 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bistort, Common Sedge, Pignut +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Bistort, Red Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +14 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Crust, Turkeytail, Vuilleminia coryli +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Crust, Turkeytail, Vuilleminia coryli +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rochdale WayWalking route
Named routeRef RochRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km

GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury

Named routeLength 21.1 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km

GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross

Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
Elton Vale Roadpublic footpath · 138 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mPath type: residential
Elton Vale Roadpublic footpath · 77 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mPath type: residential
Monkey Bridgepublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

81 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moss BankCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Harry Hill CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Levehulme ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Leigh Lane

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leigh Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Clarence ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱The Top GreenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Elton ValeUrban park400 m→🌱Burrs Country ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Hoyles ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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