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Municipal Golf Course

2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Lions Municipal Golf Course · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.57466, -2.50448

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Cuckooflower, Wavy Bitter-cress +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Cuckooflower, Wavy Bitter-cress +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Parhelophilus, Cheilosia illustrata +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Guelder-rose, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rotary WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

GM Ringway Stage 14Walking route21.9 km

GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod

Named routeLength 21.9 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route58 m

Named routeRef 80Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

N/ACycling route382 m

Named routeRef 80Length 382 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 80Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

18,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025

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Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Coltsfoot

ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,870 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GadwallMareca strepera2025
CootFulica atra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Coltsfoot

ColtsfootTussilago farfara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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