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Carmelite Garden

3 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert +188 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert +188 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Western Honey Bee +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Western Honey Bee +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii, Wrinkled Fieldcap +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Daisy Rust, Podosphaera epilobii, Wrinkled Fieldcap +6 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
St Vincents Roadpublic footpath · 576 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 576 mPath type: tertiary
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Cycling

250 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

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Preston Carmelite  Monastery

Preston Carmelite Monastery

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