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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Bolton Getting here
53.58707, -2.43870
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Oxford Ragwort, Butterfly-bush +44 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Oxford Ragwort, Butterfly-bush +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers 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
Show on map 46 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 Farnworth Streets For All Phase One Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Farnworth Streets For All Phase Two 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 Photos Gatepiers, Thomasson Park, Bolton
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Wildlife to spot
11,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,068 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +18
Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Dipper Cinclus cinclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Turkey Oak · Giant Hogweed · Common Ragwort · Hornbeam · Garden Privet +2
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,068 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull +18
Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Herring Gull Larus argentatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Dipper Cinclus cinclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Red-legged Shieldbug
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Turkey Oak · Giant Hogweed · Common Ragwort · Hornbeam · Garden Privet +2
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris2025 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli2025 