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Blackpool Road Playing Field

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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Stork's-bill, Hare's-tail, Sea-holly +112 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Stork's-bill, Hare's-tail, Sea-holly +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Hogweed, Sea Beet +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional 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
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Moss Edge Lanebridleway · 881 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 881 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wind sock and radio mast, Blackpool Airfield

Wind sock and radio mast, Blackpool Airfield

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