Getting here
53.49702, -2.64609
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
⚽Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh
Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
7 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
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 55Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route203 m▾
Named routeRef 55Length 203 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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6,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,341 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects16 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Gorse Weevil · Pea-leaf Weevil · Common Wasp +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
- Western Honey Bee
Gorse · Himalayan Balsam · Daisy · Bush Vetch · Early Crocus +41
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,341 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects16 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Gorse Weevil · Pea-leaf Weevil · Common Wasp +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
- Western Honey Bee
Gorse · Himalayan Balsam · Daisy · Bush Vetch · Early Crocus +41
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
- Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apis mellifera2025
Apis mellifera2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Brooklime
Brooklime
Veronica beccabunga
Veronica beccabunga
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Bird CherryPrunus padus2024Bird CherryPrunus padus2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024RamsonsAllium ursinum2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024