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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha
Getting here
53.45556, -2.61341
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️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
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +50 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Holly, Elder +189 more · last seen 2025
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
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
3 Woolston to BirchwoodCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Birchwood to Sankey WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef B2SLocal cycle route
Sankey Canal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SCTLocal cycle route
Photos
St Peter's Church, Newton-le-Willows
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,464 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Birch Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cicadella viridis +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Willow Bean-galler
Hemp-agrimony · Himalayan Balsam · Petty Spurge · Common Nettle · Gypsywort +78
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,464 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
American Mink
- American MinkNeovison vison
7-spot Ladybird · Bombus terrestris subsp. audax · Birch Shieldbug · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cicadella viridis +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025
- Willow Bean-galler
Hemp-agrimony · Himalayan Balsam · Petty Spurge · Common Nettle · Gypsywort +78
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- GypsywortLycopus europaeus
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
- Fat-henChenopodium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euura proxima2025
Euura proxima2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025Nettle Pollen BeetleBrachypterus urticae2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumCorn MarigoldGlebionis segetumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaErythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregateErythranthe aggregateKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisWater ChickweedStellaria aquaticaWater ChickweedStellaria aquaticaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumNodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernuaNodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernuaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataDotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaCornflowerCentaurea cyanusCornflowerCentaurea cyanusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCorncockleAgrostemma githagoCorncockleAgrostemma githagoDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaEvents & activities nearby
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