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Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.59970, -2.43138
Open directionsv 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 £ 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 — Willow Tit, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Tit, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Common Nettle +127 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Common Nettle +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Beech +16 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Figwort Weevil +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Figwort Weevil +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Full walk - Witton Weavers Way Walking route ▾
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
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Moss Bank Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 Photos Spire of St. Paul's Church
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Wildlife to spot
19,172 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,172 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Tit · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Tawny Owl · Jackdaw +19
Willow Tit Poecile montanus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Vine Weevil · Cercopis vulnerata · Syrphus +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Apion 🌿 Plants 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Daisy · Giant Hogweed · Common Ragwort · Lucerne · Fodder Vetch +34
Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2025 Fodder Vetch Vicia villosa2025 Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,172 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Tit · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Tawny Owl · Jackdaw +19
Willow Tit Poecile montanus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Roe Deer
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Frog Rana 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Vine Weevil · Cercopis vulnerata · Syrphus +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Apion 🌿 Plants 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Daisy · Giant Hogweed · Common Ragwort · Lucerne · Fodder Vetch +34
Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2025 Fodder Vetch Vicia villosa2025 Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apion2025
Apion2025
2025
2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Potato Solanum tuberosum2025
Potato Solanum tuberosum2025
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea2025
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Flax Linum usitatissimum2025
Flax Linum usitatissimum2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Dusky Crane's-bill Geranium phaeum2025
Dusky Crane's-bill Geranium phaeum2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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