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Christ Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.58725, -2.78435

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Great Willowherb, Orange Balsam, Arrowhead +163 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Great Willowherb, Orange Balsam, Arrowhead +163 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Guelder-rose, Hogweed, Pedunculate Oak +21 more foraging species

Varies

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route803 m

Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route421 m

Named routeRef 562Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

21,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Mole · Brown Hare

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Dock Bug

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Italian Lords-and-Ladies

Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumn

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten · Mole · Brown Hare

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Pine MartenMartes martes2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus · Dock Bug

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Italian Lords-and-Ladies

Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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