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Old Links Golf Course

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Paid entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.59775, -2.48341

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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
  • ⛳Golf 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

Best for

7 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Lapwing, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Lapwing, Magpie +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Common Sorrel, Bulrush +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Wood Horsetail, Marsh Thistle +93 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Wood Horsetail, Marsh Thistle +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus, Tropidia scita +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route
Named 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
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route
Named routeRegional 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
N/ACycling route58 m
Named routeRef 80Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Links Golf Course

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Links Golf Course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Moss Bank ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Old Station ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Nelson ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Barlow ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Bolton Rugby Union Football ClubUrban park3 km→

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