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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.49135, -2.64057
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Himalayan Balsam, Gorse +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 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
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
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
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House overlooking Jubilee Park
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Wildlife to spot
4,699 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,699 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Pea-leaf Weevil · Common Wasp +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Gorse · Early Crocus · Spotted-laurel · Brooklime · Rose Campion +28
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
- WeldReseda luteola2025
- Greater Spearwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,699 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Pea-leaf Weevil · Common Wasp +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Gorse · Early Crocus · Spotted-laurel · Brooklime · Rose Campion +28
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
- WeldReseda luteola2025
- Greater Spearwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024HoverflySyrphidae2024HoverflySyrphidae2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Ranunculus lingua2025
Ranunculus lingua2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Bird CherryPrunus padus2024Bird CherryPrunus padus2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024