Twelve Apostles' Roman Catholic Church
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Places › England › North West › Wigan Getting here
53.51120, -2.52903
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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 ☀️ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +40 more · last seen 2025
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 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ICC Local cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bridgewater Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 82 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 46 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 46 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 226 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 226 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 750 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 750 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos St. Paul's Church, Westleigh, on Westleigh Lane
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Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea2024
Talpa europaea2024
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isoceles
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Bronze Fusehorn Arge ustulata
Bronze Fusehorn Arge ustulata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
daffodils Narcissus
daffodils Narcissus
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Lactuca serriola f. serriola Lactuca serriola f. serriola
Lactuca serriola f. serriola Lactuca serriola f. serriola
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Aster agg. Aster agg.2024
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