Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🎠Play
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.58684, -2.66206
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Humble Pie Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Humble Pie Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: Church of St Wilfrid
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Wigan WayWalking route▾
Adlington Circular WalkWalking route▾
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
Squires Heypublic footpath · 187 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 187 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Squires Heypublic footpath · 86 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
36 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 route143 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 365 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 365 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Standish Mineral Linebridleway · 1.5 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Green Lanebridleway · 214 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bradley Lanebridleway · 105 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 105 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Bradley Lanebridleway · 114 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 114 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Market cross and stocks, Standish
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