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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 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

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

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

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Aegialia arenaria, 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Aegialia arenaria, 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Evergreen Oak, Bulrush +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

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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

26,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Starling · Mallard · Rock Dove +77

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin · European Pond Terrapin · Pond Terrapin

Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Aegialia arenaria · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Hairy Shieldbug +3

Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana

🌿

Plants60 species

summer

2026

Soapwort · Smooth Sow-thistle · Sea Rocket · White Poplar · Duke of Argyll's Teaplant +55

SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
FatsiaFatsia japonica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2025
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Starling · Mallard · Rock Dove +77

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
CootFulica atra2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin · European Pond Terrapin · Pond Terrapin

Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Aegialia arenaria · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Hairy Shieldbug +3

Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana

🌿

Plants60 species

summer

2026

Soapwort · Smooth Sow-thistle · Sea Rocket · White Poplar · Duke of Argyll's Teaplant +55

SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
FatsiaFatsia japonica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2025
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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