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St John's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.53744, -2.68219

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Fringecups, Enchanter's-nightshade +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad Buckler-fern, Fringecups, Enchanter's-nightshade +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Water Mint, Dandelion, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Green Shieldbug, Meadow Brown +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Green Shieldbug, Meadow Brown +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

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

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route84 m

Named routeLength 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route51 m

Named routeLength 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route153 m

Named routeRef 562Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,783 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,783 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Starling · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +72

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2023
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Apus apus apusApus apus apus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

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

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Indet. DeerCervidae2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🐝

Insects37 species

springsummer

2026

Small White · Green Shieldbug · Meadow Brown · Western Honey Bee · Speckled Wood +32

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Psilothrix viridicoeruleaPsilothrix viridicoerulea2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023

🌿

Plants42 species

springsummer

2025

Broad Buckler-fern · Fringecups · Enchanter's-nightshade · Himalayan Balsam · Hemlock Water-dropwort +37

Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2023
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023
Remote SedgeCarex remota2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,783 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Starling · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +72

StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwiftApus apus2023
Common GullLarus canus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Apus apus apusApus apus apus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

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

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Indet. DeerCervidae2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🐝

Insects37 species

springsummer

2026

Small White · Green Shieldbug · Meadow Brown · Western Honey Bee · Speckled Wood +32

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Psilothrix viridicoeruleaPsilothrix viridicoerulea2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023

🌿

Plants42 species

springsummer

2025

Broad Buckler-fern · Fringecups · Enchanter's-nightshade · Himalayan Balsam · Hemlock Water-dropwort +37

Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2023
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2023
Remote SedgeCarex remota2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
Water MintMentha aquatica2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2023
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2023
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2023
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2023
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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