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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.55097, -2.79599
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 221m away — 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, Robin, Great Tit +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Mystacides longicornis, 7-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Nettle, Sycamore +162 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rainford Linear ParkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
21 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
Main RouteCycling route421 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route74 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 74 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route317 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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School Lane crosses Kiln Lane in Skelmersdale
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Wildlife to spot
7,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +17
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Mystacides longicornis · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +12
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Bracken · Elder · Galingale +62
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- GalingaleCyperus longus2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +17
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Mystacides longicornis · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax +12
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Bracken · Elder · Galingale +62
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- GalingaleCyperus longus2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumFatsiaFatsia japonica2025FatsiaFatsia japonica2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2025Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025