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Laithwaite Park

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.54183, -2.65908

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Oxeye Daisy, Oxford Ragwort +86 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Oxeye Daisy, Oxford Ragwort +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Raspberry +9 more foraging species

Varies

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

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

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

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

Wildlife to spot

10,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Coot +32

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BitternBotaurus stellaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Mole · Hedgehog

MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2026

Migrant Hawker · Western Honey Bee · Volucella pellucens · Eristalis tenax · 14-spot Ladybird +3

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2026

Oxford Ragwort · Petty Spurge · Butterfly-bush · Common Nettle · Red Clover +24

Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
IvyHedera helix
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,291 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Coot +32

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Rock DoveColumba livia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BitternBotaurus stellaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Mole · Hedgehog

MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Pond Terrapin

Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2026

Migrant Hawker · Western Honey Bee · Volucella pellucens · Eristalis tenax · 14-spot Ladybird +3

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2026

Oxford Ragwort · Petty Spurge · Butterfly-bush · Common Nettle · Red Clover +24

Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
White MelilotMelilotus albus2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
IvyHedera helix
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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