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Golborne Colliery Memorial

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cuckooflower, Yorkshire-fog, Common Bistort +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cuckooflower, Yorkshire-fog, Common Bistort +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Bistort, Common Nettle, Dandelion +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, 14-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, 14-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

6,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +74

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
CootFulica atra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TealAnas crecca2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2024
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

Common Carder Bee · 14-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid +18

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022

🌿

Plants55 species

spring

2025

Cuckooflower · Yorkshire-fog · Common Bistort · Ribwort Plantain · Common Nettle +50

CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2023
HonestyLunaria annua2023
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2022
ChicoryCichorium intybus2022
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2022
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,111 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +74

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
CootFulica atra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TealAnas crecca2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SwiftApus apus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
SiskinSpinus spinus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2024
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2023
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects23 species

spring

2026

Common Carder Bee · 14-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid +18

Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
St Marks FlyBibio marci2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2022
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2022
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2022

🌿

Plants55 species

spring

2025

Cuckooflower · Yorkshire-fog · Common Bistort · Ribwort Plantain · Common Nettle +50

CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2023
HonestyLunaria annua2023
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2022
ChicoryCichorium intybus2022
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2022
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022

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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