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53.79349, -3.02948
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Rock Dove +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Starling, Rock Dove +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Buck's-horn Plantain, Sea Rocket +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Buck's-horn Plantain, Sea Rocket +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +6 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Tower Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Park Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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10,760 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Magpie · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +43
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Feral Cat · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus +3
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Syrphus Syrphus Melanostoma Melanostoma Ribwort Plantain · Buck's-horn Plantain · Black Nightshade · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Annual Wall-rocket +31
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025 Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025 Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,760 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Magpie · Dunnock · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +43
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Feral Cat · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus +3
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Syrphus Syrphus Melanostoma Melanostoma Ribwort Plantain · Buck's-horn Plantain · Black Nightshade · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Annual Wall-rocket +31
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025 Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025 Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Sea Rocket Cakile maritima2025
Sea Rocket Cakile maritima2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025
Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias2025
Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias2025 