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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
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — 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
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

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6 activities

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Groundsel, Common Mouse-ear, Himalayan Balsam +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Groundsel, Common Mouse-ear, Himalayan Balsam +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Dandelion, Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

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

11 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

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 55Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

N/ACycling route84 m

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route51 m

Named routeLength 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,005 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,005 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot +81

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CootFulica atra2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus2023
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2026

Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Rabbit · Natterer's Bat · Grey Squirrel +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2023

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects36 species

springsummer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly +31

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022

🌿

Plants41 species

summer

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Mouse-ear · Groundsel · Dandelion · Welsh Poppy +36

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Evening PrimroseOenothera2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
RamsonsAllium ursinum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,005 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Mute Swan · Coot +81

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CootFulica atra2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus2023
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2022
Common TernSterna hirundo2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2026

Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Rabbit · Natterer's Bat · Grey Squirrel +2

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winter

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2025

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2023

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects36 species

springsummer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Carder Bee · Large Red Damselfly +31

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2022
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2022
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2022
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022

🌿

Plants41 species

summer

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Mouse-ear · Groundsel · Dandelion · Welsh Poppy +36

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Evening PrimroseOenothera2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
RamsonsAllium ursinum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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