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Harrier Close Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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53.58071, -2.52403

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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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 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, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bog Moss, Coltsfoot, Broad-leaved Helleborine +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bog Moss, Coltsfoot, Broad-leaved Helleborine +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rotary WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route58 m

Named routeRef 80Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

N/ACycling route382 m

Named routeRef 80Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

13,813 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,813 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck · Coot +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog · Field Vole +4

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Black Darter · Common Hawker +17

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024

🌿

Plants31 species

spring

2026

Bog Moss · Coltsfoot · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Lesser Celandine · Woodruff +26

Bog MossSphagnum2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
HollyIlex aquifolium
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
TurnipBrassica rapa2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,813 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds76 species

winterautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck · Coot +71

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog · Field Vole +4

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Black Darter · Common Hawker +17

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024

🌿

Plants31 species

spring

2026

Bog Moss · Coltsfoot · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Lesser Celandine · Woodruff +26

Bog MossSphagnum2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
HollyIlex aquifolium
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
TurnipBrassica rapa2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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