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Grange Park

45 ha

📷 Patrick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

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53.77847, -2.65128

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Common Reed, Wood Anemone +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug, Common Darter +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route

Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Church Walkpublic footpath · 97 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

188 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route

Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route

Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network

NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route

Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

95,026 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

95,026 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Mute Swan · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +49

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

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Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Cream-spot Ladybird · Tawny Mining Bee · Western Honey Bee · Early Nomad Bee +3

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Early Nomad BeeNomada leucophthalma
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Tree Bumblebee

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Plants26 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Common Reed · Wood Anemone · Hazel · Coltsfoot +21

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
HazelCorylus avellana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

95,026 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Mute Swan · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +49

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
CootFulica atra
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

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Mammals3 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Field Vole · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

spring

2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Cream-spot Ladybird · Tawny Mining Bee · Western Honey Bee · Early Nomad Bee +3

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Early Nomad BeeNomada leucophthalma
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Tree Bumblebee

🌿

Plants26 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Common Reed · Wood Anemone · Hazel · Coltsfoot +21

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
HazelCorylus avellana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Patrick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grange Park, footprint of Ribbleton Hall

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