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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
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53.90403, -2.75562
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🌿 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
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hogweed +154 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hogweed +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead) Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Castle Lane public footpath · 380 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 380 m Surface asphalt Path type: tertiary
Show on map Lingart Lane public footpath · 324 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 324 m Surface gravel Path type: unclassified
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Knott End Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Southern Loop to Great Eccleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map The Chipping Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map The Barnacre Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos M6 passing Castle Wood with Garstang to the west: aerial 2018
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Wildlife to spot
8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +28
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species
Mole Talpa europaea Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +11
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Emperor Dragonfly Holly · Himalayan Balsam · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Rhododendron · Yew +30
Holly Ilex aquifolium Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Yew Taxus baccata Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Firethorn Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +28
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species
Mole Talpa europaea Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +11
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Emperor Dragonfly Holly · Himalayan Balsam · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Rhododendron · Yew +30
Holly Ilex aquifolium Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Taxus baccata f. fastigiata Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Yew Taxus baccata Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Firethorn Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator2025
Anax imperator2025
Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator2025
Nicrophorus investigator Nicrophorus investigator2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024 Pyracantha coccinea
Pyracantha coccinea
Box Buxus sempervirens
Box Buxus sempervirens
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Portugal Laurel Prunus lusitanica
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Water-purslane Lythrum portula
Water-purslane Lythrum portula
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Red Campion Silene dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2024
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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