Catholic Church St Bernard of Cairvaux
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.92739, -2.98720
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Dawn's Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Herring Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Dawn's Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Redshank, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Redshank, Herring Gull, Oystercatcher +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Yarrow, Common Toadflax +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Eristalis tenax +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Fleetwood Peninsula Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Elterwaterpublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: residential
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route401 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface cobbles
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St Bernard's Catholic Church
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Wildlife to spot
14,428 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,428 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Curlew · Carrion Crow · Redshank +45
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- TealAnas crecca
- MagpiePica pica
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KnotCalidris canutus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mole
Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Petty Spurge · Shepherd's-purse +9
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,428 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Oystercatcher · Herring Gull · Curlew · Carrion Crow · Redshank +45
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- TealAnas crecca
- MagpiePica pica
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KnotCalidris canutus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mole
Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Petty Spurge · Shepherd's-purse +9
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broom
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Cytisus scoparius2025
Cytisus scoparius2025
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2025Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2025Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2025Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025