Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.82765, -1.17644
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Tree Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Tree Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Orange-tip, Green-veined White +46 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · last seen 2019
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route421 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
Farmyard at Paradise Lodge
Photos
Farmyard at Paradise Lodge
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
329 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
329 records · NBN AtlasTawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Tree Sparrow · Kestrel · Chaffinch
+55 more speciesHide species list
All 60 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Gallinago gallinago gallinagoGallinago gallinago gallinago2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2018
- Little OwlAthene noctua2016
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2015
- SwiftApus apus2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
- CuckooCuculus canorus2015
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2026Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Otter
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2024Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2024Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Peacock · Orange-tip · Green-veined White · Small White · Large White
+44 more speciesHide species list
All 49 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2013
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
329 records · NBN AtlasTawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Tree Sparrow · Kestrel · Chaffinch
+55 more speciesHide species list
All 60 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Gallinago gallinago gallinagoGallinago gallinago gallinago2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2019
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2018
- Little OwlAthene noctua2016
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2015
- SwiftApus apus2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
- CuckooCuculus canorus2015
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2026Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Otter
🦎Reptiles1 species
summerautumn
2024Grass Snake
🐸Amphibians4 species
spring
2024Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Peacock · Orange-tip · Green-veined White · Small White · Large White
+44 more speciesHide species list
All 49 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2013
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus2014
Pyronia tithonus2014
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