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Hindley Hall Golf Course

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Getting here

53.54698, -2.58148

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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
⛳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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⛳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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

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, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, Alder Leaf Beetle, Water Measurer +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Norfolk Aeshna, Alder Leaf Beetle, Water Measurer +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Dog-violet, Bird Cherry +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Common Dog-violet, Bird Cherry +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

Named route

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 80Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route39 m

Named routeRef 80Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route152 m

Named routeRef 80Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CootFulica atra
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Common TernSterna hirundo
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SwiftApus apus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
Common GullLarus canus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2024

🐝

Insects54 species

summer

2025

Norfolk Aeshna · Alder Leaf Beetle · Water Measurer · Green Shieldbug · Ectopsocus briggsi +49

Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi2024
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Stygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosus2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Capsus aterCapsus ater2024
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2024
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2024
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus2024
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta2024
Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens2024
Bryocoris pteridisBryocoris pteridis2024
Typhlocyba quercusTyphlocyba quercus2024
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Apolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolae2024
Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2024
Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2024
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2024
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2024
Aphrodes makaroviAphrodes makarovi2024
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2024
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia2024
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024

🌿

Plants51 species

spring

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Common Dog-violet · Bird Cherry · Field Maple · Common Nettle +46

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
SorbariaSorbaria sorbifolia2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,807 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CootFulica atra
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Water RailRallus aquaticus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Common TernSterna hirundo
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SwiftApus apus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RavenCorvus corax
Common GullLarus canus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Palmate Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2024

🐝

Insects54 species

summer

2025

Norfolk Aeshna · Alder Leaf Beetle · Water Measurer · Green Shieldbug · Ectopsocus briggsi +49

Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi2024
Anthocoris confususAnthocoris confusus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Javesella pellucidaJavesella pellucida2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Stygnocoris sabulosusStygnocoris sabulosus2024
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2024
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Capsus aterCapsus ater2024
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2024
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2024
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2024
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
Tipula lateralisTipula lateralis2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) brunneus2024
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobiiDicyphus (Dicyphus) epilobii2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta2024
Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens2024
Bryocoris pteridisBryocoris pteridis2024
Typhlocyba quercusTyphlocyba quercus2024
Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Apolygus spinolaeApolygus spinolae2024
Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2024
Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2024
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2024
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2024
Aphrodes makaroviAphrodes makarovi2024
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2024
Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2024
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia2024
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024

🌿

Plants51 species

spring

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Common Dog-violet · Bird Cherry · Field Maple · Common Nettle +46

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
SorbariaSorbaria sorbifolia2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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