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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 Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 167m away — 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 Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Welsh Poppy, Gorse, Ribwort Plantain +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Welsh Poppy, Gorse, Ribwort Plantain +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Field Grasshopper, Migrant Hawker +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Field Grasshopper, Migrant Hawker +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

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

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

16,049 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,049 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

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

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TealAnas crecca2024
SwiftApus apus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Red KiteMilvus milvus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Mole · Natterer's Bat +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2023

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects36 species

springsummer

2026

Small White · Field Grasshopper · Migrant Hawker · Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird +31

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
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
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023

🌿

Plants22 species

spring

2026

Welsh Poppy · Gorse · Ribwort Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Great Willowherb +17

Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
GorseUlex europaeus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Evening PrimroseOenothera2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
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
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
Grey AlderAlnus incana2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,049 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

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

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoosanderMergus merganser
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TealAnas crecca2024
SwiftApus apus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RavenCorvus corax2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Red KiteMilvus milvus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Brown Hare · Mole · Natterer's Bat +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2023

European Eel

European EelAnguilla anguilla

🐝

Insects36 species

springsummer

2026

Small White · Field Grasshopper · Migrant Hawker · Meadow Brown · 7-spot Ladybird +31

Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025
Cantharis rufaCantharis rufa2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
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
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2023

🌿

Plants22 species

spring

2026

Welsh Poppy · Gorse · Ribwort Plantain · Himalayan Balsam · Great Willowherb +17

Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
GorseUlex europaeus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Evening PrimroseOenothera2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
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
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
Grey AlderAlnus incana2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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