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Gravel Plantation

1 ha

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.66564, -2.89393

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Whooper Swan
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Whooper Swan
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Whooper Swan, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Whooper Swan, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Turkey Oak, Amphibious Bistort +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife, Meadowsweet +93 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife, Meadowsweet +93 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route497 m

Named routeRef 62Length 497 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 562Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route62 m

Named routeRef 62Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,200 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,200 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Pheasant · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +52

PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Great TitParus major2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Ross's GooseAnser rossii2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Stoat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
StoatMustela erminea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,200 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Pheasant · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +52

PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Great TitParus major2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Ross's GooseAnser rossii2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SwiftApus apus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Stoat

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
StoatMustela erminea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Straight stretch of the A565 near Boundary Farm

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