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Marker Stone for Gin Pit mine

📷 Dave Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.50580, -2.47462

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Phragmocephala atra, Frosty Bonnet +52 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Phragmocephala atra, Frosty Bonnet +52 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eupeodes corollae +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eupeodes corollae +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Dogwood, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +169 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Dogwood, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +169 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +20 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Salford TrailWalking route

The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner

Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Linnyshaw LooplineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Walkden to RHS Garden BridgewaterCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route289 m
Named routeRef 55Length 289 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Capped Mine Shaft - Gin Pit

📷 Dave Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Capped Mine Shaft - Gin Pit

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🌱Village GreenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Ellesmere Street ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Astley Street ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Tyldesley ChapelUrban park1 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Cutacre Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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