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Places › England › North West › Wigan Getting here
53.54075, -2.64233
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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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Pier to Pier cycle route 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Pier to Pier cycle route 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Oxford Ragwort, Red Clover +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Oxeye Daisy, Oxford Ragwort, Red Clover +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Western Honey Bee +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Western Honey Bee +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Pier to Pier cycle route
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 15 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wigan Way Walking route ▾
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 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
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 Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 45 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 45 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface cobbles
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 165 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 165 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
29,984 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,984 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck +48
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Petty Spurge · Herb-Robert · Butterfly-bush · Oxford Ragwort · Common Nettle +3
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,984 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck +48
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Petty Spurge · Herb-Robert · Butterfly-bush · Oxford Ragwort · Common Nettle +3
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greater Plantain
Greater Plantain
Plantago major
Plantago major
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum 