GM Ringway stage 16 - Wigan to Leigh 10am
Sat 26 Oct
|Wigan Wallgate station
This MODEST stage connects Wigan & Leigh via England’s newest National Nature Reserve:the ‘Flashes of Wigan and Leigh’. The reserve was formally designated in October 2022 in recognition of the area’s natural beauty and immense ecological importance. Est time: 5 hours 15 minutes Distance: 10.1 miles
Time & Location
26 Oct 2024, 10:00
Wigan Wallgate station, Wallgate Station, Dorning St, Wigan WN1 1BB, UK
About the event
This stage connects Wigan and Leigh via England’s newest National Nature Reserve: the ‘Flashes of Wigan and Leigh’. The reserve was formally designated in October 2022 in recognition of the area’s natural beauty and immense ecological importance.
Highlights include:
Wigan’s historic industrial sites including the site of Wigan Pier, made famous by George Orwell
The Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, including a delightful section running between two of the largest flashes (lakes formed as a result of mining subsidence)
Some lesser-known countryside, including the fringes of Three Sisters country park and the mixed woodland of Viridor Wood
Lightshaw Meadows, an area of grassland that has been designated as an SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) thanks to its rich variety of flora and fauna