Queen Elizabeth II Park View Playing Fields
10 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.74144, -2.95947
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
9 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +101 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +101 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
playground, café, parking
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Western Honey Bee +41 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route132 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route828 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Green Drivebridleway · 957 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 957 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
19,600 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,600 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
winterspringsummer
2026Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher · Cormorant
+99 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Shrew
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Frog
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants146 species
winterspringautumn
2026Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Hawthorn · Primrose · Common Nettle
+141 more speciesHide species list
All 146 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Snowdrop
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,600 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds104 species
winterspringsummer
2026Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Oystercatcher · Cormorant
+99 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Common Shrew
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Frog
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee · Eristalis tenax · Common Earwig
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants146 species
winterspringautumn
2026Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Hawthorn · Primrose · Common Nettle
+141 more speciesHide species list
All 146 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Snowdrop
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Galanthus nivalis
Galanthus nivalis
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaSea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritimaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumRed CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Siberian SquillScilla sibericaSiberian SquillScilla sibericaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusArrow BambooPseudosasa japonicaArrow BambooPseudosasa japonicaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesYellow CrocusCrocus angustifolius x flavus = C. x luteusYellow CrocusCrocus angustifolius x flavus = C. x luteusNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.NigerGuizotia abyssinica2025NigerGuizotia abyssinica2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Narrow-Leaved Michaelmas-DaisySymphyotrichum lanceolatum2025Narrow-Leaved Michaelmas-DaisySymphyotrichum lanceolatum2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2025Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2025Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025Hare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvense2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Giant ScabiousCephalaria gigantea2025Giant ScabiousCephalaria gigantea2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2025Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2025Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2025Sea ArrowgrassTriglochin maritima2025Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Asian Bleeding-heartLamprocapnos spectabilis2025Asian Bleeding-heartLamprocapnos spectabilis2025Erysimum linifoliumErysimum linifolium2025Erysimum linifoliumErysimum linifolium2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025HonestyLunaria annua2025HonestyLunaria annua2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2025SalmonberryRubus spectabilis2025Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025White StonecropSedum album2025White StonecropSedum album2025Events & activities nearby
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