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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.75388, -2.69786
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove 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
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert, Oxford Ragwort +272 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Bostock Streetpublic footpath · 2 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface cobblestonePath type: unclassified
Old Tram Roadpublic footpath · 1.1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: construction
260 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Tram Roadbridleway · 47 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface pavedPath type: construction
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Wildlife to spot
40,439 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
40,439 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +30
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- German WaspVespula germanica2025
🌿Plants48 species
springautumn
2026▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Primrose · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Thistle +43
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
40,439 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +30
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Brown Rat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- German WaspVespula germanica2025
🌿Plants48 species
springautumn
2026▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Primrose · Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Thistle +43
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareAshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Boston-ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata2025Boston-ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata2025FatsiaFatsia japonica2025FatsiaFatsia japonica2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2025Fern-leaf YarrowAchillea filipendulina2025Fern-leaf YarrowAchillea filipendulina2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius2025Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common ReedPhragmites australis2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025DewberryRubus caesius2025DewberryRubus caesius2025Persian IvyHedera colchica2025Persian IvyHedera colchica2025