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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha
Getting here
53.60227, -2.40232
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 275m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Willow Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 275m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Willow Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Willow Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Common Blue Damselfly +63 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Japanese Knotweed, Ribwort Plantain +137 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Irwell Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 13Walking route18 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named routeLength 18 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Moss BankCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
19,953 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,953 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail · House Martin +23
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria · Carabus problematicus +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Spiked Shieldbug
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Flammulina populicola · Stump Puffball · Coesyn Melfed · Blushing Bracket +5
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Flammulina populicolaFlammulina populicola
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Scarlet Elfcup
Common Reed · Creeping Thistle · Ribwort Plantain · Great Willowherb · Common Ragwort +64
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,953 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail · House Martin +23
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2026▾
Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- FrogRana
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria · Carabus problematicus +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Spiked Shieldbug
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Flammulina populicola · Stump Puffball · Coesyn Melfed · Blushing Bracket +5
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- Flammulina populicolaFlammulina populicola
- Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Scarlet Elfcup
Common Reed · Creeping Thistle · Ribwort Plantain · Great Willowherb · Common Ragwort +64
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Picromerus bidens
Picromerus bidens
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumAphrophora majorAphrophora majorAphrophora majorAphrophora majorSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusSarcoscypha austriaca
Sarcoscypha austriaca
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumNeonectria coccineaNeonectria coccineaNeonectria coccineaNeonectria coccineaGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025Fodder VetchVicia villosa2025Fodder VetchVicia villosa2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusHybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermediumHybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermediumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025Autumn CrocusCrocus nudiflorus2025Autumn CrocusCrocus nudiflorus2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Hungarian BromeBromopsis inermis2025Hungarian BromeBromopsis inermis2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2025Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025PotatoSolanum tuberosum2025PotatoSolanum tuberosum2025Events & activities nearby
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