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Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve
The Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve is managed by a partnership between Wigan Council and The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside as part of a wider initiative called Greenheart.
Greenheart is an area at the centre of the Wigan Borough – the heart of Wigan – and it includes a range of Wigan’s most accessible and well-kept green spaces for you to use and enjoy. From parks to takes to woodlands there is something for everyone and lots of exciting opportunities to lead healthier and greener lives.
Local History
Historic monuments near Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve
- Up Holland Benedictine priory – 6.63 km away
- The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David’s Church – 6.15 km away
- Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid’s Church, Standish – 7.50 km away
- Cross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish – 6.90 km away
- Cross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, Standish – 6.85 km away
- Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 5.51 km away
- Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building – 3.15 km away
- Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan – 7.54 km away
- Cross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish Hall – 6.11 km away
- Winstanley moated site and five fishponds – 4.36 km away
- Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House – 4.05 km away