Wingates’ biggest
Leigh Common
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
1.9 ha (5 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Roger May · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Wingates · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Wingates lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
29 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 3.2 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Wingates add up to 2.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Wingates grades B+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
29 km
3.2 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Forest Of Bowland National Landscape
Outdoors grade
Wingates grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Wingates, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B+
Better than 69% of UK towns15th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space2.6 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
61out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths3.2 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
64out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Villages its size
Wingates is 15th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,800 to 2,000 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Wingates3.2
Villages its size2.2
Greater Manchester towns3.9
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Wingates2.6
Villages its size2.1
Greater Manchester towns2.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Wingates100%
Villages its size77%
Greater Manchester towns85%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Wingates stands out most for path per km²: only 18 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westbourne West Sussex | A+ | 9.6 | 100% | 4.1 | 57% |
| 2 | Capel-le-Ferne Kent | A+ | 21.8 | 88% | 4 | 52% |
| 3 | Kirkby Stephen Cumbria | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 3.7 | 65% |
| 4 | Colyton Devon | A+ | 3.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 79% |
| 5 | Brading Isle of Wight | A+ | 2.9 | 84% | 4.2 | 21% |
| 6 | Chilworth Surrey | A+ | 10.8 | 80% | 6.1 | 59% |
| 7 | Ickleford Hertfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 82% | 3.7 | 11% |
| 8 | South Nutfield Surrey | A− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.7 | 11% |
| 9 | Lyminge Kent | A− | 3.5 | 83% | 2.1 | 90% |
| 10 | Little Haywood Staffordshire | A− | 1.3 | 100% | 3.3 | 34% |
| 11 | Kirkby Lonsdale Cumbria | B+ | 9.2 | 74% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 12 | Pontesbury Shropshire | B+ | 3.1 | 63% | 3.8 | 28% |
| 13 | Highnam Gloucestershire | B+ | 12 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 14 | Polesworth Warwickshire | B+ | 13.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 15 | Wingates Greater Manchester | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 16 | Ingoldmells Lincolnshire | B+ | 2.8 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 17 | Southgate West Glamorgan | B+ | 1.1 | 21% | 3.7 | 56% |
| 18 | Chinley Derbyshire | B+ | 1.2 | 78% | 4.4 | 53% |
| 19 | Martlesham Suffolk | B | 2.1 | 69% | 3.8 | 24% |
| 20 | Partridge Green West Sussex | B | 2.1 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 21 | Wrotham Kent | B | 1.6 | 100% | 1.6 | 49% |
| 22 | Beare Green Surrey | B | 1.6 | 70% | 3.9 | 30% |
| 23 | Dilton Marsh Wiltshire | B− | 2.1 | 67% | 3.5 | 4% |
| 24 | Hutton Cranswick East Riding of Yorkshire | B− | 5 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 25 | Wrea Green Lancashire | B− | 3.5 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 26 | Whitland Dyfed | B− | 4.4 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 27 | Wooler Northumberland | B− | 3.3 | 81% | 0.8 | 26% |
| 28 | Stow-on-the-Wold Gloucestershire | B− | 3.4 | 64% | 1.2 | 88% |
| 29 | Oxenhope West Yorkshire | B− | 1.8 | 80% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 30 | Leeswood Clwyd | C+ | 4 | 83% | 0.7 | 2% |
| 31 | Wickham Bishops Essex | C+ | 3.4 | 91% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Hockley Heath West Midlands | C+ | 2.6 | 86% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Northiam East Sussex | C+ | 2.2 | 76% | 0.8 | 100% |
| 34 | Stratton Cornwall | C+ | 0.8 | 23% | 3 | 8% |
| 35 | High Spen Tyne and Wear | C+ | 3.3 | 74% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 36 | Hatton Warwickshire | C | 1.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 37 | Ramsden Heath Essex | C | 2.3 | 82% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 38 | Presteigne Powys | C | 3.2 | 61% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Sleights North Yorkshire | C | 0.9 | 30% | 1.5 | 80% |
| 40 | Rode Heath Cheshire | C | 0.9 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Newton Poppleford Devon | C | 1.4 | 44% | 2.3 | 60% |
| 42 | Barrow Suffolk | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Chivenor and Wrafton Devon | C− | 0.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 17% |
| 44 | Black Notley Essex | C− | 1.6 | 36% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Littlethorpe Leicestershire | C− | 0.4 | 57% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Stocksfield Northumberland | C− | 2.2 | 40% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Cookley Worcestershire | D | 2.3 | 52% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Brompton-on-Swale North Yorkshire | D | 2.1 | 71% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Manby Lincolnshire | D | 1.4 | 68% | 0.8 | 2% |
| 50 | Cropwell Bishop Nottinghamshire | D | 0.7 | 45% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Hutton Rudby North Yorkshire | D | 1.6 | 35% | 1.1 | 13% |
| 52 | Morda Shropshire | D | 0.7 | 84% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 53 | Little Plumstead Norfolk | D | 0.6 | 64% | 1 | 16% |
| 54 | Shawbury Shropshire | D− | 2.2 | 30% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 55 | Wheldrake North Yorkshire | D− | 1.4 | 72% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Colnbrook Berkshire | D− | 0.6 | 68% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Tollerton Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.6 | 19% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Rossett Clwyd | D− | 0.3 | 55% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Goostrey Cheshire | D− | 0.3 | 42% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Shippon Oxfordshire | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Wingates’ built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Wingates
The biggest is Leigh Common, 1.9 ha (5 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Wingates’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Wingates100%
Villages its size77%
Greater Manchester towns85%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 17 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 114 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Forest Of Bowland National Landscape is 18 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Wingates
29 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Wingates and the kilometre around it, 3.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Wingates; its footpaths are on the map above.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wingates: May to September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 112 | 91 | 75 | 69 | 74 | 87 | 91 | 101 | 101 | 120 | 118 | 129 |
April is the driest month (69 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 129 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 42 nights a year. The climate in Wingates →
Things to do
17 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Wingates is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Wader Point8.1 mi from Wingates’ edge
DirectionsCreek Beach South8.2 mi from Wingates’ edge
DirectionsCreek Beach North8.2 mi from Wingates’ edge
DirectionsCar Park Beach8.3 mi from Wingates’ edge
DirectionsStone Beach8.3 mi from Wingates’ edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Hall Lee Bank Local Nature Reserve6.8 ha · 0.6 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 17
Party and Play Funhousein town
DirectionsPlus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
WesthoughtonHunger HillAspullHindleyHorwichAthertonWingates
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingates | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Westhoughton 0.9 mi | B | 1.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Hunger Hill 1.5 mi | D− | 0.0 | 0% | 0% |
| Aspull 2.4 mi | B | 7.6 | 92% | 0% |
| Hindley 2.4 mi | C+ | 2.5 | 77% | 0% |
| Horwich 2.6 mi | C | 1.8 | 67% | 0% |
| Atherton 2.6 mi | B | 3.8 | 83% | 0% |
Wingates grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table. Aspull has at least twice Wingates’ green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Wingates
What is the biggest park in Wingates?
Leigh Common, 1.9 ha (5 acres), just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Wingates near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape, 18 mi north of the village’s edge. It covers 806 km² and was designated in 1964.
What is the nearest beach to Wingates?
Wader Point, 8.1 mi from the edge of the village, then Creek Beach South (8.2 mi). Wingates itself is inland.
How many people in Wingates live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Wingates?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Wingates good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 64% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 61% (2.6 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Wingates’ overall grade.
Sources
Where Wingates’ outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.