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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › North West › Wigan Getting here
53.53078, -2.51055
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ GDBA cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ GDBA cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Willow Tit, Rock Dove +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Willow Tit, Rock Dove +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Japanese Knotweed, Rosebay Willowherb +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Japanese Knotweed, Rosebay Willowherb +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 17 Walking route 16.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named route Length 16.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Regional cycle route
Show on map Greater Manchester Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 80 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 58 m ▾
Named route Ref 80 Length 58 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Photos Track to the demolished Nicholas Fold
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Wildlife to spot
16,194 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,194 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hawthorn · Fritillary · Black Nightshade · Columbine · Shaggy Soldier +12
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025 Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,194 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackbird +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hawthorn · Fritillary · Black Nightshade · Columbine · Shaggy Soldier +12
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025 Shaggy Soldier Galinsoga quadriradiata2025 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 2025
2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2025 