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🐶Dogs🌲Walks🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha
Getting here
53.87544, -2.97647
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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 activitiesDogs allowed — country park
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Country park — good for group day out
Country park — managed habitat
🦅Bird watching
Moderate match
Country park — mixed habitats
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Fleetwood Peninsula Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Woodhouse Roadpublic footpath · 94 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mPath type: residential
Salt Marsh Lanepublic footpath · 169 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 169 mPath type: residential
Old Mains Lanepublic footpath · 140 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Tower WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Seashell WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Temporary DiversionCycling route721 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 721 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
River Roadbridleway · 51 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Wyre Roadbridleway · 222 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 222 mPath type: unclassified
Pedder Lanebyway open to all traffic · 160 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 160 mPath type: residential
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
Spanish bluebells in the Wyre Estuary Country Park
Photos
Spanish bluebells in the Wyre Estuary Country Park
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
14,675 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,675 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Magpie · Collared Dove
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Rock DoveColumba livia
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Hazel · Gorse · Ivy · Sea Beet · Smooth Sow-thistle
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HazelCorylus avellana
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,675 records · NBN AtlasBlackbird · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Magpie · Collared Dove
+47 more speciesHide species list
All 52 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Rock DoveColumba livia
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Hazel · Gorse · Ivy · Sea Beet · Smooth Sow-thistle
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HazelCorylus avellana
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Hart's-Tongue
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Asplenium scolopendrium2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2025Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025HonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaEscalloniaEscallonia rubra var. macranthaEscalloniaEscallonia rubra var. macranthaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2025Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2025