St James the Great Roman Catholic Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.59455, -2.47763
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Wood Horsetail, Fox-and-cubs +84 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Wood Horsetail, Fox-and-cubs +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Common Sorrel, Bilberry +9 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Hornet Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Hornet Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 13 Walking route 18 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 13 - Bury to Bromley Cross
Named route Length 18 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bradley Fold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 80 Regional cycle route
Show on map Levehulme Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
41,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 41,566 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer · Noctule
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · Black Darter
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Lumpy Bracket · Birch Besom · Turkeytail · Oyster Mushroom · Ganoderma adspersum +2
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa Birch Besom Taphrina betulina Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Sweet Chestnut · Winter Heliotrope · Fox-and-cubs · Autumn Crocus · Common Fleabane +8
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 41,566 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Badger · Fallow Deer · Noctule
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 3 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Hornet Hoverfly · Black Darter
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Lumpy Bracket · Birch Besom · Turkeytail · Oyster Mushroom · Ganoderma adspersum +2
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa Birch Besom Taphrina betulina Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum Beechmast Candlesnuff Xylaria carpophila Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina 🌿 Plants 13 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Sweet Chestnut · Winter Heliotrope · Fox-and-cubs · Autumn Crocus · Common Fleabane +8
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa2025 Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alder Buckthorn
Alder Buckthorn
Frangula alnus2025
Frangula alnus2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025 