Pennington Flash Country Park
6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.49066, -2.55609
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
- 🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Great Tit, Coot +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Great Tit, Coot +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Hyacinth, Broad-leaved Dock +53 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Hyacinth, Broad-leaved Dock +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Zygina flammigera +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
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
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Wildlife to spot
108,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
108,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Gadwall · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +24
- GadwallMareca strepera
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TealAnas crecca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
Ramsons · Hyacinth · Broad-leaved Dock · Cleavers · Common Nettle +46
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
108,166 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Gadwall · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +24
- GadwallMareca strepera
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TealAnas crecca
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
Ramsons · Hyacinth · Broad-leaved Dock · Cleavers · Common Nettle +46
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas