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Park Lane Unitarian Chapel

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.50984, -2.65153

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging 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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Coot +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Gorse, Daisy, Dandelion +58 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Daisy, Dandelion +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Ramsons, Wood-sorrel +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route45 m

Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

15,432 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,432 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TealAnas crecca
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐝

Insects14 species

spring

2025

Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Wasp · Field Grasshopper +9

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants39 species

summer

2026

Gorse · Scots Pine · Brooklime · Cock's-foot · Yarrow +34

GorseUlex europaeus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,432 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TealAnas crecca
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐝

Insects14 species

spring

2025

Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Wasp · Field Grasshopper +9

Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants39 species

summer

2026

Gorse · Scots Pine · Brooklime · Cock's-foot · Yarrow +34

GorseUlex europaeus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dave Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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