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Pennington Flash Country Park

St Helens Road , WN7 3UG , Leigh ,Manchester , United Kingdom

About Park

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    A Flash is a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence

    Pennington Flash is a lake created at the turn of the 20th century by coal mining subsidence, mainly from Bickershaw Colliery. Before the flash the area contained two farms, both of which were abandoned in the early 1900s due to flooding.During the 1960s and 1970s the idea to convert the flash for recreation was emerging and the country park was opened in 1981.

    Pennington Flash Country Park is a nature reserve. Over 230 bird species have been recorded on site including black-faced bunting, nightingale, marsh harrier, spoonbill and Leach's storm-petrel. Additionally, a wide variety of butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies can be spotted in the area.

    Important Information

    • Park Area
      283280.00 SQM
  • Intertainment Elements

    - Fishing on certain shores
    - sailing
    - windsurfing
    - rowing

    Entertainment

    Kids area

    Private sports courts

    Library

  • Main Elements

    • Cleanliness
    • Parking and public transport
    • Green areas
    • Open paths for walking
    • Toilets