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Green Park Bowling Green

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.73348, -2.49447

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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
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Goldfinch, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gwynne's Mining Bee, Tawny Mining Bee, Clarke's Mining Bee +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gwynne's Mining Bee, Tawny Mining Bee, Clarke's Mining Bee +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Japanese Knotweed, Wall-rue +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Japanese Knotweed, Wall-rue +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Guelder-rose, Common Chickweed

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Full walk - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named route

Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Ribble Valley Jubilee TrailWalking route105 km

A new 65-mile circular hiking route through the scenic rolling countryside and spectacular uplands of the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.

Named routeLength 105 kmRound tripRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Weavers WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Weavers Wheel - Spoke 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

10,124 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,124 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Swift · Kingfisher +38

Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DipperCinclus cinclus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · American Mink · Hedgehog

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
American MinkNeovison vison
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Red-eyed Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker

Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Fritillary · Borage · Tutsan · Guelder-rose · Tulip-tree

FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
BorageBorago officinalis2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Tulip-treeLiriodendron tulipifera2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,124 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Swift · Kingfisher +38

Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DipperCinclus cinclus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Rat · American Mink · Hedgehog

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
American MinkNeovison vison
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Red-eyed Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Brown Hawker

Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis

🌿

Plants5 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Fritillary · Borage · Tutsan · Guelder-rose · Tulip-tree

FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
BorageBorago officinalis2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Tulip-treeLiriodendron tulipifera2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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