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Blaguegate Playing Fields

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Public accessDogs 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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort, Centaurea nigra +192 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort, Centaurea nigra +192 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed, Hawthorn +25 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bromilow Roadpublic footpath · 233 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 233 mPath type: residential
White Moss Road Southpublic footpath · 193 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mPath type: unclassified
Old Engine Lanepublic footpath · 161 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route74 m
Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route13 m
Named routeRef 562Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route317 m
Named routeRef 562Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 562Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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