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Redwood Park

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ribwort Plantain, Wood Avens +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ribwort Plantain, Wood Avens +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Hogweed +13 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route153 m

Named routeRef 562Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route253 m

Named routeRef 562Length 253 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route397 m

Named routeRef 562Length 397 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 562Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

15,937 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,937 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Starling · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch +74

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
TealAnas crecca2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Mole · Hedgehog +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummer

2025

Small White · Meadow Brown · Red-legged Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · Speckled Wood +23

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Psilothrix viridicoeruleaPsilothrix viridicoerulea2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023

🌿

Plants64 species

springsummer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Wood Avens · Ribwort Plantain · Yellow Loosestrife · Common Nettle +59

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2023
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
AlderAlnus glutinosa2023
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2023
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023
Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2023
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
AspenPopulus tremula2023
Remote SedgeCarex remota2023
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Common SallowSalix cinerea2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,937 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Starling · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Goldfinch +74

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
TealAnas crecca2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Mole · Hedgehog +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024

🐝

Insects28 species

springsummer

2025

Small White · Meadow Brown · Red-legged Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · Speckled Wood +23

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Psilothrix viridicoeruleaPsilothrix viridicoerulea2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023

🌿

Plants64 species

springsummer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Wood Avens · Ribwort Plantain · Yellow Loosestrife · Common Nettle +59

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2023
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
AlderAlnus glutinosa2023
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2023
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2023
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2023
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2023
Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2023
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
AspenPopulus tremula2023
Remote SedgeCarex remota2023
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2023
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Common SallowSalix cinerea2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rob Rylands · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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