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Getting here
54.12526, -2.78100
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Teal
- ☀️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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Teal
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Teal, Redshank +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Teal, Redshank +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus marmoratus, Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Helophilus pendulus +150 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Cleavers +102 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Short RouteWalking route1.1 km▾
Named routeLength 1.1 kmRound trip
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Long RouteWalking route2.5 km▾
Named routeLength 2.5 kmRound trip
Albert Streetpublic footpath · 3 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: residential
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route509 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 509 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
52,056 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
52,056 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull · Teal · Woodpigeon +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common GullLarus canus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis
- KnotCalidris canutus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Mole · Otter · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐝Insects15 species
springautumn
2026▾
Slender Ground-hopper · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Gorse Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +10
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Ivy · Spear Thistle · Wall Cotoneaster · Gorse · Common Nettle +11
- IvyHedera helix
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
52,056 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull · Teal · Woodpigeon +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TealAnas crecca
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common GullLarus canus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis
- KnotCalidris canutus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Mole · Otter · Red Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
🐝Insects15 species
springautumn
2026▾
Slender Ground-hopper · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Scathophaga stercoraria · Gorse Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +10
- Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Ivy · Spear Thistle · Wall Cotoneaster · Gorse · Common Nettle +11
- IvyHedera helix
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas