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Haigh Country Park
01942 832895
Orrell Water Park
01695 625338
Pennington Flash
01942 605253
Three Sisters Recreation
Area
01942 720453
ORRELL WATER PARK
Lodge Road,
Orrell,
WN5 7AT
01695 625338
- Excellent small coarse fishery
- Open all year for day ticket fishing
and competitions
- Small "Nature Reserve," with ponds
- Children’s play area; Free parking
- Over
100 Bird species recorded
- A wide variety of
Butterflies,
Dragonflies and Damselflies
PENNINGTON FLASH COUNTRY PARK
Off St Helens Road
Leigh
Greater Manchester
WN7 3PA
Tel 01942 605253 HOW TO GET HERE
BY CAR :- The Park lies close to the A580 East
Lancashire Road and is well signposted from it
BY BUS :- From Leigh Bus Station take the 600 to the
outskirts of the Park, alight at the Robin Hood pub,
for details Tel 01942 883501
ON FOOT :- The Park is only a short walk away from
Leigh town centre, there is a footpath entrance into the Eastside of the
Park from St Helens Road, which will take you along the old Pennington
Railway line
- 200 hectare Country Park, centred on a
70 hectare lake or "Flash"
- A variety of well maintained paths
cater for walkers, cyclists and horse riders
- One of the premier bird watching sites
in the North West with several hides overlooking the Nature Reserve
- Over
230 bird species recorded on site
including such as Black-Faced Bunting, Nightingale, Marsh Harrier,
Spoonbill and Leach’s Petrel
- A wide variety of Butterflies,
Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Facilities include: small Information
Centre, nine hole municipal golf course, children’s play area, picnic
and recreation areas, fishing on certain shores, sailing, windsurfing
and rowing through
Leigh
and Lowton Sailing Club - no public sailing
- Pay and display parking, all hides
have wheelchair access
For more information
contact
Pennington Flash Country Park Visitors Centre.
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Manchester Birding [External Link]
Web site containing information
about birds and birding in Greater Manchester. Also features latest bird
sighting forums where you can view sightings or add your own - click on
the Latest Bird Sightings link within the site.
THREE SISTERS RECREATION AREA
Three Sisters Road,
Bryn,
Ashton-in-Makerfield
WN4 8DD
01942 720453
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Large Recreation Area
reclaimed from three huge colliery spoil heaps - hence the name
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Motor sports in the Arena
run by Aintree Racing Drivers School. For information and bookings
telephone 01942 270230
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Coarse fishing by day
ticket on the Lake from September to April
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Canoeing and model boats
on the Lake by day ticket
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Extensive footpaths cater
for walkers, cyclists and horse riders
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Woodland feeding station
for close up views of birds
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Toilets and Free Parking
Further information about our Country Parks can be obtained from the Information Centres
at the major sites or by sending an e-mail to
countryside@wlct.org
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Orrell Water Park
Sunset over Pennington Flash
Feeding Time at Pennington Flash
Three Sisters lake
Three Sisters race track
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