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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.59769, -2.54626
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Thyme Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Thyme Deli — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +34 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Common Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Common Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 GM Ringway Stage 15 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wigan Way Walking route ▾
Adlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop 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
Show on map Greater Manchester Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 80 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 382 m ▾
Named route Ref 80 Length 382 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
25,687 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,687 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel · Mallard +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Common Hawker · Common Water-Boatman · Southern Hawker +1
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black Darter Sympetrum danae 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Groundsel · Bracken · Polypody · Holly · Meadowsweet +3
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Polypody Polypodium vulgare Holly Ilex aquifolium Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,687 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel · Mallard +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Field Vole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Common Hawker · Common Water-Boatman · Southern Hawker +1
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Common Water-Boatman Notonecta (Notonecta) glauca Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Black Darter Sympetrum danae 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Groundsel · Bracken · Polypody · Holly · Meadowsweet +3
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Polypody Polypodium vulgare Holly Ilex aquifolium Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bulrush
Bulrush
Typha latifolia2025
Typha latifolia2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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