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Fairhaven Lake

29 ha

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

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53.73821, -3.00249

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
☀️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

🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
☀️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

ParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Aegialia arenaria, Alder Leaf Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Snowdrop, Taxus baccata f. baccata, Lords-and-Ladies +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 62Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route128 m

Named routeRef 62Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route107 m

Named routeRef 62Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

51,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

51,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds68 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +63

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025
Tringa totanus totanusTringa totanus totanus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025

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Plants18 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Green Alkanet · Common Whitlowgrass · Maidenhair Spleenwort +13

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Early Crocus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

51,624 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +63

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025
Tringa totanus totanusTringa totanus totanus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025

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Plants18 species

winter

2026

Snowdrop · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Green Alkanet · Common Whitlowgrass · Maidenhair Spleenwort +13

SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Early Crocus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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