🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.48694, -2.52495
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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
- ☕Caffeina Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Caffeina Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦉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, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Gadwall, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
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
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
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irlam & Cadishead CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef ICCLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Bridgewater WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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
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Pennington Hall Park, Leigh
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Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
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