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Site of Hawkley Hall

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mute Swan +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Wood Avens, Cuckooflower +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Wood Avens, Cuckooflower +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Wigan WayWalking route

Named route

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

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

N/ACycling route84 m

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

37,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

37,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +82

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Common Shrew

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2025

Pike

PikeEsox lucius

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Norfolk Aeshna +11

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants30 species

spring

2025

Hemp-agrimony · Wood Avens · Cuckooflower · Shining Crane's-bill · Aster agg. +25

Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Aster agg.Aster agg.
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
YarrowAchillea millefolium
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta
Narrow-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus sylvestris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Red CampionSilene dioica
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Goat WillowSalix caprea
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
White PoplarPopulus alba
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
WoodruffGalium odoratum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

37,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds87 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +82

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Brent GooseBranta bernicla2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Otter · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Common Shrew

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish1 species

spring

2025

Pike

PikeEsox lucius

🐝

Insects16 species

spring

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Norfolk Aeshna +11

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants30 species

spring

2025

Hemp-agrimony · Wood Avens · Cuckooflower · Shining Crane's-bill · Aster agg. +25

Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Aster agg.Aster agg.
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissimus
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
YarrowAchillea millefolium
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta
Narrow-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus sylvestris
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Red CampionSilene dioica
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Goat WillowSalix caprea
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Bird CherryPrunus padus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
White PoplarPopulus alba
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
WoodruffGalium odoratum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Dave Green · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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