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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha
Getting here
53.59598, -2.46648
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ 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
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ 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
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Horsetail, Marsh-marigold, Sycamore +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route▾
Rotary WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal 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
50 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
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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
46,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
46,144 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly · Brown Hawker +3
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
🌿Plants15 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Winter Heliotrope · Autumn Crocus · Common Fleabane · Perforate St John's-wort · Red Clover +10
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Autumn CrocusCrocus nudiflorus2025
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,144 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Fallow DeerDama dama2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly · Brown Hawker +3
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli
🌿Plants15 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Winter Heliotrope · Autumn Crocus · Common Fleabane · Perforate St John's-wort · Red Clover +10
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
- Autumn CrocusCrocus nudiflorus2025
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
- Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Harebell
Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia2025
Campanula rotundifolia2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025BorageBorago officinalis2025BorageBorago officinalis2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Rubus intensiorRubus intensior2025Rubus intensiorRubus intensior2025