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Getting here
53.86872, -3.00641
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Limnephilus, Eristalis tenax, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Elder, Meadow Vetchling, Daisy +137 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Fleetwood Peninsula Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Tower WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Seashell WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Temporary DiversionCycling route721 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 721 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
23,323 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,323 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Hedgehog · House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- House MouseMus musculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Large Willow Aphid · Eristalis tenax · Vine Weevil · Common Wasp +1
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- GlyphotaeliusGlyphotaelius
Hazel · Daisy · Alder · Smooth Sow-thistle · Sea Beet +60
- HazelCorylus avellana
- DaisyBellis perennis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,323 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Magpie · Rock Dove +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Hedgehog · House Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
- House MouseMus musculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Large Willow Aphid · Eristalis tenax · Vine Weevil · Common Wasp +1
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
- GlyphotaeliusGlyphotaelius
Hazel · Daisy · Alder · Smooth Sow-thistle · Sea Beet +60
- HazelCorylus avellana
- DaisyBellis perennis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bristly Oxtongue
Bristly Oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides2025
Helminthotheca echioides2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025HonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaEscalloniaEscallonia rubra var. macranthaEscalloniaEscallonia rubra var. macranthaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaChusan PalmTrachycarpus fortuneiChusan PalmTrachycarpus fortuneiHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumFatsiaFatsia japonicaFatsiaFatsia japonicaBayLaurus nobilisBayLaurus nobilisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025AspenPopulus tremula2025AspenPopulus tremula2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2025Persian IvyHedera colchica2025Persian IvyHedera colchica2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2025Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2025Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2025Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2025