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Pennington Flash Country Park

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 385m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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 385m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

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, Woodpigeon, Coot +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Coot +72 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

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route

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

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

104,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

104,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Coot · Robin · Magpie +72

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TealAnas crecca
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides · Zygina flammigera · Large Willow Aphid

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025

🌿

Plants56 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Hyacinth · Elder · Broad-leaved Dock · Daisy +51

RamsonsAllium ursinum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
ElderSambucus nigra
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DaisyBellis perennis
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
White Dead-nettleLamium album
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
BulrushTypha latifolia
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
MistletoeViscum album
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
GorseUlex europaeus
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Common VetchVicia sativa
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
HollyIlex aquifolium
IvyHedera helix
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

104,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Coot · Robin · Magpie +72

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TealAnas crecca
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides · Zygina flammigera · Large Willow Aphid

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides
Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025

🌿

Plants56 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Hyacinth · Elder · Broad-leaved Dock · Daisy +51

RamsonsAllium ursinum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
ElderSambucus nigra
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DaisyBellis perennis
CleaversGalium aparine
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
White Dead-nettleLamium album
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
BulrushTypha latifolia
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
MistletoeViscum album
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
GorseUlex europaeus
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Common VetchVicia sativa
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
HollyIlex aquifolium
IvyHedera helix
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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