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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.79321, -2.69858
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 134m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 134m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Tawny Mining Bee +37 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley +134 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Tower Lanepublic footpath · 224 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 224 mPath type: unclassified
225 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Photos
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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolusRoe DeerCapreolus capreolusCommon ShrewSorex araneus2024Common ShrewSorex araneus2024WeaselMustela nivalis2024WeaselMustela nivalis2024Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2024Field VoleMicrotus agrestis20242-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata2025
Adalia bipunctata2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua2025Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025Gorytes laticinctusGorytes laticinctus2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2024Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024BumblebeeBombus2024BumblebeeBombus2024Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025SymmorphusSymmorphus2025SymmorphusSymmorphus2025Ruby-tailed WaspChrysis2025Ruby-tailed WaspChrysis2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025EristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2024Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2024Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2024Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Oak Mildew
Oak Mildew
Erysiphe alphitoides
Erysiphe alphitoides
Daisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraeDaisy RustPuccinia lagenophoraePodosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobiiPodosphaera epilobiiLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraWood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Rubus newbouldiiRubus newbouldii2025Rubus newbouldiiRubus newbouldii2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Common Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataDogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025Darwin's BarberryBerberis darwinii2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2024Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024Hedera helixHedera helix2024GroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaMale-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia2025Narrow-leaved AshFraxinus angustifolia2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025Betula utilisBetula utilis2025Betula utilisBetula utilis2025Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2025WalnutJuglans regia2025WalnutJuglans regia2025Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2025Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Rubus cissburiensisRubus cissburiensis2025Rubus cissburiensisRubus cissburiensis2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025BalmMelissa officinalis2025BalmMelissa officinalis2025Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2025Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor2025Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor2025Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Black CurrantRibes nigrum2024Black CurrantRibes nigrum2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2024Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2024CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2024Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2024Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana2024Garden TulipTulipa gesneriana2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024CrocusCrocus2024CrocusCrocus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus2024Rubus tuberculatusRubus tuberculatus2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus2024Rubus lindleianusRubus lindleianus2024DockRumex2024DockRumex2024Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.2024Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024MossBryophyta2024MossBryophyta2024Events & activities nearby
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