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Pennington Flash Country Park

1 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.48680, -2.55978

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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, Coot, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Coot, Woodpigeon +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

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, Zygina flammigera +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Zygina flammigera +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

Sankey Canal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SCTLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

102,289 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

102,289 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winterspring

2026

Oystercatcher · Gadwall · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +25

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Alder Leaf Beetle

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🌿

Plants51 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Hyacinth · Broad-leaved Dock · Cleavers · Primrose +46

RamsonsAllium ursinum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
CleaversGalium aparine
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
ElderSambucus nigra
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
DaisyBellis perennis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BulrushTypha latifolia
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Sweet VioletViola odorata
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
White Dead-nettleLamium album
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
MistletoeViscum album
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
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
GorseUlex europaeus
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

102,289 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winterspring

2026

Oystercatcher · Gadwall · Mallard · Canada Goose · Black-headed Gull +25

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Great TitParus major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Alder Leaf Beetle

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🌿

Plants51 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Hyacinth · Broad-leaved Dock · Cleavers · Primrose +46

RamsonsAllium ursinum
HyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
CleaversGalium aparine
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
ElderSambucus nigra
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
DaisyBellis perennis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BulrushTypha latifolia
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Sweet VioletViola odorata
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
White Dead-nettleLamium album
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
MistletoeViscum album
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
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
GorseUlex europaeus
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium

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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