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Windy Arbour Farm Shop

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.51082, -2.68841

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Farm visit

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Plantain Mildew, Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii +12 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Plantain Mildew, Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii +12 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Wood Avens, Coltsfoot +76 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Wood Avens, Coltsfoot +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Copper Beech +18 more foraging species

Varies

Farm visits

Farm shop

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
GM Ringway Stage 16Walking route16.3 km

GM Ringway Stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh

Named routeLength 16.3 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 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
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeLength 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Windy Arbour Farm and Shop, Winstanley Road

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Windy Arbour Farm and Shop, Winstanley Road

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🦉THREE SISTERS (WIGAN)Nature reserve4 km→🌱Orrell Water ParkUrban park2.1 km→🦉GREENSLATE WATER MEADOWSNature reserve2.1 km→🌱Alexandra ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Laithwaite ParkUrban park4 km→

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