| Pennington Flash Country Park | |
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| Type | Country park |
| Location | Leigh, Greater Manchester |
| Operated by | Wigan Council |
| Open | All year |
Pennington Flash Country Park is a 200-hectare (490-acre) country park located between Lowton and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England.
A flash is a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence. Pennington Flash is a 70-hectare (170-acre) lake created at the beginning of the 20th century by coal mining subsidence, mainly from Bickershaw Colliery. [1] Before the flash the area contained two farms, both of which were abandoned in the early 1900s due to flooding. [2] During the 1960s and 1970s the idea to convert the flash for recreation was emerging and the country park was opened in 1981. [2]
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. [1]
Facilities include a small information centre, Pennington Flash café, a nine-hole municipal golf course, a car park with electric vehicle charging points, a children's play area, toilets, picnic and recreation areas, eight bird hides, [3] fishing on certain shores, sailing, windsurfing and rowing through Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club. [4] There is a network of tracks and footpaths suitable for walkers, cyclists, horse riders, joggers and wheelchair users. [5] A Parkrun takes place every Saturday morning. [6]
A course here would have been the venue for rowing and canoeing if the Manchester bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics had been successful. [7]
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