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Haydock Park Golf Course

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53.46407, -2.60716

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
⛳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

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
⛳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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hawthorn +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Gwynne's Mining Bee +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Marmalade Hoverfly, Gwynne's Mining Bee +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bog Moss, Creeping Buttercup +151 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Bog Moss, Creeping Buttercup +151 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 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

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route

Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,052 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,052 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Dunnock +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · White-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee +16

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima

🌿

Plants63 species

summer

2025

Sycamore · Hemp-agrimony · Lesser Swine-cress · Fat-hen · Scented Mayweed +58

SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Fat-henChenopodium album
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Erythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregate
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
DandelionTaraxacum
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Field PansyViola arvensis
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
DaisyBellis perennis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
NipplewortLapsana communis
Water MintMentha aquatica
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Nodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernua
BulrushTypha latifolia
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
CleaversGalium aparine

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,052 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Dunnock +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects21 species

summer

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · White-tailed Bumblebee · Marmalade Hoverfly · Batman Hoverfly · Common Carder Bee +16

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima

🌿

Plants63 species

summer

2025

Sycamore · Hemp-agrimony · Lesser Swine-cress · Fat-hen · Scented Mayweed +58

SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Fat-henChenopodium album
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Erythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregate
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
DandelionTaraxacum
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Field PansyViola arvensis
Water ChickweedStellaria aquatica
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
DaisyBellis perennis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
NipplewortLapsana communis
Water MintMentha aquatica
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
AlderAlnus glutinosa
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red CampionSilene dioica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Nodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernua
BulrushTypha latifolia
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata
CleaversGalium aparine

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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