🌞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 287m 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 287m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Salford TrailWalking route▾
The Salford Trail is a continuous walk along permitted footpaths and roads, all within the city of Salford. The paths covered are varied, being through historic heritage areas, along river and canal side, taking in country parks, fields, moss lands, inner
Named routeRegional walking route
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
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59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bradley Fold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Linnyshaw LooplineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
About this nature reserve
Pretoria Pit is a 10-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Bolton, North West England. The site features former mining landscapes and wetlands, attracting a variety of birdlife and aquatic species, along with pathways for walkers.
