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Ince Cemetery

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.53242, -2.61786

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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
🌿Foraging 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
🌿Foraging 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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 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, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Borage, Redshank, Nipplewort +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Borage, Redshank, Nipplewort +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Bistort, Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

13 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

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route45 m

Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route84 m

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

40,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

40,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +75

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects15 species

autumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025

🌿

Plants43 species

summerautumn

2026

Borage · Redshank · Nipplewort · Common Ragwort · Common Mallow +38

BorageBorago officinalis2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
IvyHedera helix
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2025
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2025
Aster agg.Aster agg.2025
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Crown DaisyGlebionis coronaria2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

40,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove +75

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects15 species

autumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Migrant Hawker +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025

🌿

Plants43 species

summerautumn

2026

Borage · Redshank · Nipplewort · Common Ragwort · Common Mallow +38

BorageBorago officinalis2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
IvyHedera helix
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Hybrid WoundwortStachys palustris x sylvatica = S. x ambigua2025
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2025
Aster agg.Aster agg.2025
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Crown DaisyGlebionis coronaria2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025

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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