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The Geoff Witts Millennium Green

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus and Columba palumbus palumbus
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus and Columba palumbus palumbus
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus, Columba palumbus palumbus, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus, Columba palumbus palumbus, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Clarke's Mining Bee · last seen 2026; Insects — Clarke's Mining Bee · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Adlington Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Mill Lanepublic footpath · 331 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 331 mPath type: service

Pincock Streetpublic footpath · 190 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 190 mPath type: residential

Mill Lanepublic footpath · 358 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 358 mPath type: track

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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chorley LoopCycling route

Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 55Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route31 m

Named routeLength 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route126 m

Named routeRef 55Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

49,488 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,488 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2026

Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus · Columba palumbus palumbus · Great Tit · Greenfinch · Blue Tit +48

Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MagpiePica pica
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Chloris chloris chlorisChloris chloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2025
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2025

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Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Clarke's Mining Bee

Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,488 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2026

Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus · Columba palumbus palumbus · Great Tit · Greenfinch · Blue Tit +48

Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MagpiePica pica
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
Aegithalos caudatus rosaceusAegithalos caudatus rosaceus2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Chloris chloris chlorisChloris chloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Sitta europaea caesiaSitta europaea caesia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Fringilla coelebs gengleriFringilla coelebs gengleri2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Regulus regulus regulusRegulus regulus regulus2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2025
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Clarke's Mining Bee

Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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