Pennington Flash Country Park
20 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
53.48309, -2.54152
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid
🦉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, Gadwall, Canada Goose +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Gadwall, Canada Goose +69 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, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route46 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route750 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 750 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
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Wildlife to spot
77,871 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
77,871 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Gadwall · Oystercatcher · Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +24
- GadwallMareca strepera
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- 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
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- 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 · Common Nettle · Elder +46
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
77,871 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterspring
2026▾
Gadwall · Oystercatcher · Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +24
- GadwallMareca strepera
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- 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
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- 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 · Common Nettle · Elder +46
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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