Gerrard Winstanley Gardens
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.54614, -2.63083
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ 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
- 🐦53+ 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Hawker +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Butterfly-bush, Common Nettle +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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▾
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
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
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Wildlife to spot
13,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,827 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Western Honey Bee +1
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Volucella pellucens
🌿Plants17 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Oxford Ragwort · Herb-Robert · Petty Spurge · Hemp-agrimony · Butterfly-bush +12
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,827 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Western Honey Bee +1
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Volucella pellucens
🌿Plants17 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Oxford Ragwort · Herb-Robert · Petty Spurge · Hemp-agrimony · Butterfly-bush +12
- Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Common Nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens2025
Urtica dioica2025
Urtica dioica2025
IvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025