Freckleton Memorial Playing Fields
2 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.75310, -2.86624
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Flapjacks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦109+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Flapjacks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
9 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Starling +106 more · last seen 2025
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Starling +106 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pink Water-speedwell, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Common Fleabane +46 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Bunker Streetpublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: residential
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route356 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route722 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 722 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route395 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 395 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Coach & Horses Car Park · Free · 141m
✓ 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
6,802 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,802 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds109 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Starling · Robin · Carrion Crow
+104 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · House Mouse
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BatChiroptera2022
- House MouseMus musculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2024Common Frog
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2024Coenia curvicauda · Green Shieldbug · Greater Bulb-Fly · Early Bumblebee · Thryogenes nereis
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Coenia curvicaudaCoenia curvicauda
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Thryogenes nereisThryogenes nereis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Pink Water-speedwell · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Common Fleabane · Sea-Milkwort · Field Scabious
+44 more speciesHide species list
All 49 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2025
- Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
- Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2025
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,802 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds109 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Starling · Robin · Carrion Crow
+104 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Bat · House Mouse
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BatChiroptera2022
- House MouseMus musculus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2024Common Frog
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2024Coenia curvicauda · Green Shieldbug · Greater Bulb-Fly · Early Bumblebee · Thryogenes nereis
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Coenia curvicaudaCoenia curvicauda
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
- Thryogenes nereisThryogenes nereis
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Pink Water-speedwell · Celery-leaved Buttercup · Common Fleabane · Sea-Milkwort · Field Scabious
+44 more speciesHide species list
All 49 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata2025
- Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
- Sea-MilkwortLysimachia maritima2025
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021OtterLutra lutra2020OtterLutra lutra20202023
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