Here is a selection of pictures from our archives covering several decades showing the country park and lake’s versatility through the seasons, whether you’re a runner, twitcher, sailor or simple fun-seeker.
18. Several mayors do a spot of bird watching at Pennington Flash in 1998
. Photo: FRANK ORRELL
19. A much older picture of Pennington Flash, reproduced by the kind permission of Len Hudson, Wigan Council Archive Department, Leigh Town Hall.
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20. Two-year-old Elliott Barnes testing puddles on the Pennington Flash approach road
. Photo: JOHN LEATHERBARROW
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