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Hesketh Park

11 ha

📷 Frederick W Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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53.65655, -2.98729

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Café on site — 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
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParkingPlaygroundToilets

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Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route63 m

Named routeLength 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

49,925 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

49,925 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Coot +70

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
MagpiePica pica
SmewMergellus albellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

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Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants57 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Black Spleenwort · Smooth Sow-thistle +52

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Red CampionSilene dioica
White StonecropSedum album
CleaversGalium aparine
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
DaisyBellis perennis
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Early Sand-grassMibora minima
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
YewTaxus baccata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

49,925 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds75 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Coot +70

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
MagpiePica pica
SmewMergellus albellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
TealAnas crecca
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants57 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Black Spleenwort · Smooth Sow-thistle +52

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Red CampionSilene dioica
White StonecropSedum album
CleaversGalium aparine
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
DaisyBellis perennis
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Early Sand-grassMibora minima
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
YewTaxus baccata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Frederick W Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Feeding the ducks in Hesketh Park

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