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Pennington Flash Country Park

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📷 Wikipedia · Pennington Flash Country Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.49245, -2.55071

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 248m 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 248m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Broad-leaved Dock, Elder +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Broad-leaved Dock, Elder +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

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

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

6 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

Main RouteCycling route203 m

Named routeRef 55Length 203 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

106,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

106,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winterspring

2026

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

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

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides

🌿

Plants50 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Broad-leaved Dock · Cleavers · Common Nettle · Elder +45

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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

106,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

winterspring

2026

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

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

🦌

Mammals1 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ocys harpaloides/tachysoidesOcys harpaloides/tachysoides

🌿

Plants50 species

spring

2026

Ramsons · Broad-leaved Dock · Cleavers · Common Nettle · Elder +45

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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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