Acregate Allotment Gardens
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.78878, -3.03355
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Starling
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, House Sparrow +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, House Sparrow +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Rosemary Beetle, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Daisy, Red Dead-nettle +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
54 signed routes nearby
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Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Tower WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Park WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,163 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,163 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Common Scoter · Rock Dove · Pied Wagtail +44
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- Little TernSternula albifrons2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- KnotCalidris canutus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Feral Cat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus +3
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
Buck's-horn Plantain · Daisy · Three-cornered Garlic · Red Dead-nettle · Pot Marigold +34
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
- BorageBorago officinalis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,163 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2026▾
Herring Gull · Oystercatcher · Common Scoter · Rock Dove · Pied Wagtail +44
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Red-throated DiverGavia stellata2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- Little TernSternula albifrons2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- KnotCalidris canutus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Feral Cat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus +3
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
Buck's-horn Plantain · Daisy · Three-cornered Garlic · Red Dead-nettle · Pot Marigold +34
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025
- BorageBorago officinalis2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata2025
Plantago lanceolata2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Sea RocketCakile maritima2025Sea RocketCakile maritima2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025