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🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.61976, -2.59806
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Noah's Ark Kitchen & Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Noah's Ark Kitchen & Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Mammals — Mole, Hedgehog, Bat +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ivy Bee, Gorse Shieldbug, Lejogaster metallina +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
Fielding Placepublic footpath · 57 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Greenhalgh Lanepublic footpath · 139 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sutton Lanepublic footpath · 324 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 324 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chorley LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Standish Mineral LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal 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 route39 m▾
Named routeRef 80Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Healey Nab Mountain Bike TrailMountain bike route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
17,907 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,907 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mole · Vulpes · Field Vole · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- VulpesVulpes
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Ivy Bee · Hornet · Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Indet. St Marks Fly +10
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- HornetVespa crabro
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Indet. St Marks FlyBibionidae
- Heterotoma planicornis
Nipplewort · Common Figwort · Honeysuckle · Bittersweet
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,907 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mole · Vulpes · Field Vole · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- VulpesVulpes
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Ivy Bee · Hornet · Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Indet. St Marks Fly +10
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- HornetVespa crabro
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Indet. St Marks FlyBibionidae
- Heterotoma planicornis
Nipplewort · Common Figwort · Honeysuckle · Bittersweet
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis
Neoascia interruptaNeoascia interruptaNeoascia interruptaNeoascia interruptaPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiCinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceaeCinara (Cinara) piceaeMournful WaspPemphredon lugubrisMournful WaspPemphredon lugubrisNorellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanumGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024