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53.47559, -2.55822
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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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 280m away — 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 280m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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, Great Crested Grebe +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Hyacinth, Broad-leaved Dock +58 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Hyacinth, Broad-leaved Dock +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides, Alder Leaf Beetle +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Ocys harpaloides/tachysoides, Alder Leaf Beetle +2 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16 Walking route 16.3 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named route Length 16.3 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 17 Walking route 16.6 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam
Named route Length 16.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Regional cycle route
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
40,143 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,143 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe +25
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Alder Leaf Beetle · Zygina flammigera · 7-spot Ladybird
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Zygina flammigera Zygina flammigera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Ramsons · Hyacinth · Broad-leaved Dock · Primrose · Garlic Mustard +46
Ramsons Allium ursinum Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Primrose Primula vulgaris Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,143 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe +25
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Teal Anas crecca Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 🦌 Mammals 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Alder Leaf Beetle · Zygina flammigera · 7-spot Ladybird
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Zygina flammigera Zygina flammigera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Ramsons · Hyacinth · Broad-leaved Dock · Primrose · Garlic Mustard +46
Ramsons Allium ursinum Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Primrose Primula vulgaris Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe Viscum album
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Highclere Holly Ilex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg. Narcissus agg.
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa 