Moss Bank Park Playing Field
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.59439, -2.46797
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 231m 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 231m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Horsetail, Marsh-marigold, Sycamore +85 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Horsetail, Marsh-marigold, Sycamore +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Sweet Chestnut +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnworth Streets For All Phase Two Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
40,571 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,571 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly · Chrysotoxum verralli +2
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2025 Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Winter Heliotrope · Autumn Crocus · Common Fleabane · Perforate St John's-wort · Harebell +8
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,571 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Roe Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marsh Snipefly · Chrysotoxum verralli +2
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025 Chrysotoxum verralli Chrysotoxum verralli2025 Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Winter Heliotrope · Autumn Crocus · Common Fleabane · Perforate St John's-wort · Harebell +8
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hornbeam
Hornbeam
Carpinus betulus2025
Carpinus betulus2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Rubus intensior Rubus intensior2025
Rubus intensior Rubus intensior2025 