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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.02593, -2.89752
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦118+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Cormorant
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Oystercatcher +115 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Herring Gull, Cormorant, Oystercatcher +115 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Broad-bodied Chaser, Hairy Shieldbug +47 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Willowherb, Dogwood, Japanese Rose +49 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 700Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
60,622 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
60,622 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds118 species
springautumn
2026Herring Gull · Cormorant · Oystercatcher · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackbird
+113 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2025Rabbit · Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
🐝Insects50 species
springsummer
20267-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Hairy Shieldbug · Spiked Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
- Common Carder Bee
🌿Plants52 species
springsummer
2025Great Willowherb · Dogwood · Japanese Rose · Wild Carrot · Ribwort Plantain
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
60,622 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds118 species
springautumn
2026Herring Gull · Cormorant · Oystercatcher · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackbird
+113 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2025Rabbit · Brown Rat
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
🐝Insects50 species
springsummer
20267-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Hairy Shieldbug · Spiked Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
- Common Carder Bee
🌿Plants52 species
springsummer
2025Great Willowherb · Dogwood · Japanese Rose · Wild Carrot · Ribwort Plantain
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus pascuorum2025
Bombus pascuorum2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Pterocomma salicisPterocomma salicis2025Pterocomma salicisPterocomma salicis2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Vetchling NematineEuura myosotidis2025Vetchling NematineEuura myosotidis2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Gorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisCommon WaspVespula vulgaris2025Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2025Wharf BorerNacerdes melanura2025Wharf BorerNacerdes melanura2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea2025Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea2025Ptychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminata2025Ptychoptera contaminataPtychoptera contaminata2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratensePerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataAutumn GentianGentianella amarellaAutumn GentianGentianella amarellaSea CampionSilene unifloraSea CampionSilene unifloraCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaSea RocketCakile maritimaSea RocketCakile maritimaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisOrange-ball-treeBuddleja globosaOrange-ball-treeBuddleja globosaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWhite PoplarPopulus albaWhite PoplarPopulus albaZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rock-roseHelianthemum nummulariumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisEvents & activities nearby
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