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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
53.52608, -2.70751
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Madisons — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Madisons — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle, Western Honey Bee +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Photos
Canada Geese at Orrell Water Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
19,873 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,873 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Willow Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Great Crested Grebe · Blackbird +40
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Natterer's Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Varied Carpet Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marsh Snipefly · Alder Leaf Beetle · Western Honey Bee +5
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
- Cantharis rufa
Hawthorn · Broad Bean · Red Clover · Wood Anemone · Gorse +23
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Broad BeanVicia faba2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,873 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Willow Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Great Crested Grebe · Blackbird +40
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Natterer's Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Varied Carpet Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Marsh Snipefly · Alder Leaf Beetle · Western Honey Bee +5
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
- Cantharis rufa
Hawthorn · Broad Bean · Red Clover · Wood Anemone · Gorse +23
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Broad BeanVicia faba2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cantharis rufa
Cantharis rufa
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliaeLime AphidEucallipterus tiliaeCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiCommon NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Evening PrimroseOenothera2025Evening PrimroseOenothera2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025