The Mount including surrounding cobble wall
✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🌳Ancient
Public accessDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.92570, -3.01610
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕FB Kafé — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕FB Kafé — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
14 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site with public access
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 10 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
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
About this historic site
Grade II registered historic park and garden
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
🅿️Parking
4 nearby · Free · 158m
✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
23,094 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,094 records · NBN AtlasMallard · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Redshank · Herring Gull
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- KnotCalidris canutus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026Common Frog
Daisy · Smooth Sow-thistle · Butterfly-bush · Evergreen Spindle · Common Nettle
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BroomCytisus scoparius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,094 records · NBN AtlasMallard · Oystercatcher · Curlew · Redshank · Herring Gull
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- KnotCalidris canutus2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- SanderlingCalidris alba2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026Common Frog
Daisy · Smooth Sow-thistle · Butterfly-bush · Evergreen Spindle · Common Nettle
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BroomCytisus scoparius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Biting Stonecrop
Biting Stonecrop
Sedum acre
Sedum acre
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaArrow BambooPseudosasa japonicaArrow BambooPseudosasa japonicaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusHogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata2025Mexican OrangeChoisya ternata2025Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2025Sea MayweedTripleurospermum maritimum2025LaurustinusViburnum tinus2025LaurustinusViburnum tinus2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025