Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.89970, -2.76162
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Hogweed +142 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Castle Lanepublic footpath · 380 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 380 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Photos
Lancaster Canal - E of Dimples Bridge & view to Greenhalgh Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
8,530 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,530 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +28
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects14 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +9
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Holly · Himalayan Balsam · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Rhododendron · Yew +29
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- YewTaxus baccata
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Firethorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,530 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumn
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +28
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Mole · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects14 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +9
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Holly · Himalayan Balsam · Taxus baccata f. fastigiata · Rhododendron · Yew +29
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- YewTaxus baccata
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Firethorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2025Nicrophorus investigatorNicrophorus investigator2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Pyracantha coccinea
Pyracantha coccinea
BoxBuxus sempervirensBoxBuxus sempervirensPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSunflowerHelianthus annuusSunflowerHelianthus annuusPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024