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Walmesley Park

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Borage, Musk-mallow, Red Clover +32 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Borage, Musk-mallow, Red Clover +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

GM Ringway Stage 15Walking route16.2 km

GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan

Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route

Wigan WayWalking route

Named route

GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route

GM Ringway Stage 17Walking route16.6 km

GM Ringway Stage 17 - Leigh to Irlam

Named routeLength 16.6 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 55Cycling route

Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network

Bridgewater WayCycling route

Named routeRef 82Regional cycle route

Greater Manchester Route 80Cycling route

Named routeRef 80Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route39 m

Named routeRef 80Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route152 m

Named routeRef 80Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,506 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,506 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Blackbird · Mute Swan +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GadwallMareca strepera
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Trioza remota +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025

🌿

Plants35 species

autumn

2026

Borage · Musk-mallow · Red Clover · Nipplewort · Common Ragwort +30

BorageBorago officinalis2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,506 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Blackbird · Mute Swan +56

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major
NuthatchSitta europaea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GadwallMareca strepera
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025

🐝

Insects10 species

autumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Trioza remota +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Trioza remotaTrioza remota2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025

🌿

Plants35 species

autumn

2026

Borage · Musk-mallow · Red Clover · Nipplewort · Common Ragwort +30

BorageBorago officinalis2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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