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Janet Lally Memorial Field

1 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.53142, -2.72410

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 189m away — 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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 189m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Guelder-rose +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Sycamore, Broad Bean +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Sycamore, Broad Bean +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rainford Linear ParkWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Delphside Roadpublic footpath · 109 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: residential

Sandford Roadpublic footpath · 151 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 151 mPath type: residential

Lawns Avenuepublic footpath · 167 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 167 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

21,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Willow Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Canada Goose +39

Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
CootFulica atra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Western Honey Bee

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants29 species

spring

2026

Hawthorn · Broad Bean · Red Clover · Wood Anemone · Gorse +24

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Broad BeanVicia faba2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
GorseUlex europaeus2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Willow Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Canada Goose +39

Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
CootFulica atra2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Western Honey Bee

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

🌿

Plants29 species

spring

2026

Hawthorn · Broad Bean · Red Clover · Wood Anemone · Gorse +24

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Broad BeanVicia faba2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
GorseUlex europaeus2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Greig · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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