Pennington Flash County Park
364 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome364 ha
Getting here
53.48784, -2.54469
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Gadwall and Canada Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Gadwall and Canada Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Gadwall, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +67 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Gadwall, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +67 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Hyacinth, Broad-leaved Dock +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
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 route46 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 46 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
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
77,592 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
77,592 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
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Alder Leaf Beetle
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
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
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
77,592 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
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Alder Leaf Beetle
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
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
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
