🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
Best for
9 activities
🧺
Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
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Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +22 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxford Ragwort, Herb-Robert, Petty Spurge +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxford Ragwort, Herb-Robert, Petty Spurge +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
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Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Hawker +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Hawker +3 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Wigan WayWalking route▾
Named route
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling
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20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
