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Green Drive Golf Club

5 ha

📷 Peter Bond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.75130, -2.95617

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Sea Beet, Ramsons +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Speckled Bush-cricket +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Speckled Bush-cricket +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Hawthorn, Green Alkanet +159 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Hawthorn, Green Alkanet +159 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 62Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route132 m
Named routeRef 62Length 132 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route828 m
Named routeRef 62Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Green Drivebridleway · 957 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 957 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Green Drive, west end

📷 Peter Bond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Green Drive, west end

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