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⛳Golf
Paid entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
53.57649, -2.61525
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf 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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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▾
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
29 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
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional 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 route143 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
10,803 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,803 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Xylota segnis +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Hazel · Sweet Chestnut · Rowan · Remote Sedge · Welsh Poppy +54
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
- Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,803 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +28
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis pertinax · Xylota segnis +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Hazel · Sweet Chestnut · Rowan · Remote Sedge · Welsh Poppy +54
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
- Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025River SkaterAquarius najas2025River SkaterAquarius najas2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025SpheginaSphegina2025SpheginaSphegina2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone
Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaWalnutJuglans regia2025WalnutJuglans regia2025Field-roseRosa arvensis2025Field-roseRosa arvensis2025Blue EryngoEryngium planum2025Blue EryngoEryngium planum2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2025Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2025Common DuckweedLemna minor2025Common DuckweedLemna minor2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2025Norway SprucePicea abies2025Norway SprucePicea abies2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025