Golborne Park (The Bonk)
36 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
53.48233, -2.59894
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 166m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Mallrug, Mallryg, Birch Woodwart, Hairy Curtain Crust +60 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, 14-spot Ladybird, Brown Hawker +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route 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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,153 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,153 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +44
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PochardAythya ferina
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Western Honey Bee · Helophilus pendulus · St Marks Fly
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- St Marks FlyBibio marci
Mallrug, Mallryg · Daisy Rust · Plantain Mildew · Mint Rust · Umbellifer Mildew +33
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
- Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowberry · Dotted Loosestrife · Lesser Celandine
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,153 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +44
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PochardAythya ferina
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Western Honey Bee · Helophilus pendulus · St Marks Fly
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- St Marks FlyBibio marci
Mallrug, Mallryg · Daisy Rust · Plantain Mildew · Mint Rust · Umbellifer Mildew +33
- Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
- Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophorae
- Plantain MildewGolovinomyces sordidus
- Mint RustPuccinia menthae
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
- Rhododendron BristlebudSeifertia azaleae
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Snowberry · Dotted Loosestrife · Lesser Celandine
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincaePeriwinkle RustPuccinia vincaeAmber JellyExidia recisaAmber JellyExidia recisaIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christianseniiOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaCommon Orange LichenXanthoria parietinaPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosumTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveTear DropperCylindrobasidium laeveRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiSmoked OysterlingResupinatus applicatusSmoked OysterlingResupinatus applicatusCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriataIodine BonnetMycena filopesIodine BonnetMycena filopesOak MossEvernia prunastriOak MossEvernia prunastriYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaPhyscia tenellaBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBracken MapRhopographus filicinusBracken MapRhopographus filicinusCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesCoesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipesOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaOlive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotinaHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorScript LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.Script LichenGraphis scripta s. lat.Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumNetted CrustByssomerulius coriumWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeHypoxylon petriniaeRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaEvents & activities nearby
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