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53.77122, -2.73523
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Parkside Cafe Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Parkside Cafe Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Black-headed Gull +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Dandelion +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 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 route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 238 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Steep gradient route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cottam Lane bridleway · 44 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 44 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Cottam Lane bridleway · 18 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 18 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Cottam Lane bridleway · 238 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 238 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Cottam Lane bridleway · 113 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 113 m Surface gravel Path type: unclassified
Show on map Cottam Lane bridleway · 121 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 121 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
35,052 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,052 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Podiceps cristatus cristatus Podiceps cristatus cristatus2025 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Garlic Mustard · Lesser Celandine · Field Forget-me-not · Common Field-speedwell · Hairy Bitter-cress +25
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Wavy Bitter-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,052 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Podiceps cristatus cristatus Podiceps cristatus cristatus2025 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Garlic Mustard · Lesser Celandine · Field Forget-me-not · Common Field-speedwell · Hairy Bitter-cress +25
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Wavy Bitter-cress Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cardamine flexuosa
Cardamine flexuosa
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum2025
Silver Maple Acer saccharinum2025
Cappadocian Maple Acer cappadocicum2025
Cappadocian Maple Acer cappadocicum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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