Halliwell Recreation Ground
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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.59655, -2.44715
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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
Plants — Turkey Oak, Common Nettle, Ramsons +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pink Purslane, Japanese Knotweed, Hornbeam +80 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pink Purslane, Japanese Knotweed, Hornbeam +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 80 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,931 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,931 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +41
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly +5
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025 Turkey Oak · Russian Comfrey · Winter Heliotrope · Common Ragwort · Hornbeam +14
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,931 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +41
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly +5
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025 Turkey Oak · Russian Comfrey · Winter Heliotrope · Common Ragwort · Hornbeam +14
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Syrphus2025
Syrphus2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025 Common Fleabane
Common Fleabane
Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara2025
Large Bitter-cress Cardamine amara2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025 