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Hope Street Park

5 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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53.75638, -3.01339

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — 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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Starling +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Starling +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Soapwort, Smooth Sow-thistle, Sea Rocket +57 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Soapwort, Smooth Sow-thistle, Sea Rocket +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 62Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route125 m

Named routeRef 62Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route128 m

Named routeRef 62Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

26,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Starling +53

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Siberian Squill · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Smooth Sow-thistle

Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Starling +53

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CootFulica atra2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Siberian Squill · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Smooth Sow-thistle

Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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