Barton Road Playing Field
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
54.03131, -2.79059
Open directionsv
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 Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Milk Kit Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Milk Kit Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Eristalis tenax +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hart's-Tongue, Holly +121 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
87 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
City LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Uggle Lanebridleway · 44 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
35,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,169 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Treecreeper · Chaffinch +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Wood Mouse · Rabbit +2
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BatChiroptera
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Tawny Mining Bee · Western Honey Bee
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Lords-and-Ladies · Cherry Laurel · Daisy +52
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,169 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Treecreeper · Chaffinch +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Bat · Wood Mouse · Rabbit +2
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BatChiroptera
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Tawny Mining Bee · Western Honey Bee
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Lords-and-Ladies · Cherry Laurel · Daisy +52
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
