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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Wigan Getting here
53.50998, -2.52816
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
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Red Clover, Ribwort Plantain +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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 13 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 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 Photos The Fleece pub, Westleigh Lane, Leigh
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Wildlife to spot
9,664 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,664 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Hawker +6
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Common Darter Fringed Water-lily · Arrowhead · Heather · Tufted Vetch · Bush Vetch +8
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia Heather Calluna vulgaris Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Norway Maple Acer platanoides Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,664 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Magpie +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 American Mink
American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Hawker +6
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Common Darter Fringed Water-lily · Arrowhead · Heather · Tufted Vetch · Bush Vetch +8
Fringed Water-lily Nymphoides peltata Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia Heather Calluna vulgaris Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Norway Maple Acer platanoides Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
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
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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