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George Bancroft Park

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.80061, -3.04780

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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
☕JJ & L's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕JJ & L's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Buck's-horn Plantain, Ribwort Plantain, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Tower WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Park WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

6,933 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,933 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Oystercatcher · Goldfinch · Common Scoter +56

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Feral Cat

Feral CatFelis catus

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummer

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus · Melanostoma · Eristalis tenax +2

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
SyrphusSyrphus
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum

🌿

Plants15 species

summerautumn

2025

Buck's-horn Plantain · Ribwort Plantain · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Annual Wall-rocket · Danish Scurvygrass +10

Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,933 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Rock Dove · Oystercatcher · Goldfinch · Common Scoter +56

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
NuthatchSitta europaea
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
EiderSomateria mollissima
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Common GullLarus canus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna grisea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Feral Cat

Feral CatFelis catus

🐝

Insects7 species

springsummer

2025

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus · Melanostoma · Eristalis tenax +2

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
SyrphusSyrphus
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum

🌿

Plants15 species

summerautumn

2025

Buck's-horn Plantain · Ribwort Plantain · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Annual Wall-rocket · Danish Scurvygrass +10

Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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