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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Twite +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Twite +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Cabin Lanepublic footpath · 1 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: track

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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route440 m

Named routeRef 62Length 440 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

4,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Spoonbill · Twite · Pintail +48

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
PintailAnas acuta
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
PochardAythya ferina
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Curruca communis communisCurruca communis communis2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Larus canus canusLarus canus canus2025
Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus2025
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025

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Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Common Porpoise · Mole

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
MoleTalpa europaea

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Plants3 species

summer

2025

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata · Purple-loosestrife · Marsh Cinquefoil

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnataDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Spoonbill · Twite · Pintail +48

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
PintailAnas acuta
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
PochardAythya ferina
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Curruca communis communisCurruca communis communis2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2025
Larus canus canusLarus canus canus2025
Turdus viscivorus viscivorusTurdus viscivorus viscivorus2025
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Common Porpoise · Mole

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
MoleTalpa europaea

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata · Purple-loosestrife · Marsh Cinquefoil

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnataDactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre

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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