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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.50016, -2.53664
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Great Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Great Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Great Tit, Coot +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Great Tit, Coot +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Broad-leaved Dock, Elder +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route750 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 750 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route626 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 626 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
93,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
93,179 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Gadwall · Canada Goose +25
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Alder Leaf Beetle
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Ramsons · Broad-leaved Dock · Cleavers · Primrose · Common Nettle +44
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- CleaversGalium aparine
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
93,179 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Gadwall · Canada Goose +25
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Alder Leaf Beetle
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Ramsons · Broad-leaved Dock · Cleavers · Primrose · Common Nettle +44
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- CleaversGalium aparine
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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