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Getting here

53.76125, -3.02884

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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

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Starling +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Starling +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Stork's-bill, Hare's-tail, Sea-holly +97 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Stork's-bill, Hare's-tail, Sea-holly +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Sea Beet, Common Chickweed +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

20,704 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,704 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Starling · Rock Dove · Mallard +64

Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedshankTringa totanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

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Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin · European Pond Terrapin · Pond Terrapin · Sand Lizard

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

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Bishop's Mitre · Spiked Shieldbug +39

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Paragus haemorrhousParagus haemorrhous
Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus
Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Cicadula persimilisCicadula persimilis
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Megophthalmus scabripennisMegophthalmus scabripennis
Megamelus notulaMegamelus notula
Coquebert’s SawflyTenthredopsis coquebertii
Notus flavipennisNotus flavipennis
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata
Euconomelus lepidusEuconomelus lepidus
Streptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidus
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Dikraneura variataDikraneura variata
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Sarcophaga nigriventrisSarcophaga nigriventris
Dark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Silvery Leafcutter BeeMegachile leachella
Cacopsylla ambiguaCacopsylla ambigua
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis

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Plants100 species

springsummer

2026

Common Stork's-bill · Sea-holly · Hare's-tail · Sea Spurge · Soapwort +95

Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
Quaking-grassBriza media2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
White StonecropSedum album2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias2025
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
FatsiaFatsia japonica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2025
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Isle-of-Man CabbageCoincya monensis subsp. monensis2025
Garden Pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia2025
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Seaside PansyViola tricolor subsp. curtisii2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Sand Cat's-tailPhleum arenarium2025
Wild OnionAllium vineale2025
Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Creeping WillowSalix repens2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2025
Hoary CressLepidium draba2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,704 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Starling · Rock Dove · Mallard +64

Herring GullLarus argentatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedshankTringa totanus
RookCorvus frugilegus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KnotCalidris canutus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Common GuillemotUria aalge
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin · European Pond Terrapin · Pond Terrapin · Sand Lizard

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

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Bishop's Mitre · Spiked Shieldbug +39

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Paragus haemorrhousParagus haemorrhous
Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus
Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Cicadula persimilisCicadula persimilis
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Megophthalmus scabripennisMegophthalmus scabripennis
Megamelus notulaMegamelus notula
Coquebert’s SawflyTenthredopsis coquebertii
Notus flavipennisNotus flavipennis
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata
Euconomelus lepidusEuconomelus lepidus
Streptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidus
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Dikraneura variataDikraneura variata
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Sarcophaga nigriventrisSarcophaga nigriventris
Dark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Silvery Leafcutter BeeMegachile leachella
Cacopsylla ambiguaCacopsylla ambigua
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis

🌿

Plants100 species

springsummer

2026

Common Stork's-bill · Sea-holly · Hare's-tail · Sea Spurge · Soapwort +95

Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
Quaking-grassBriza media2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
White StonecropSedum album2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias2025
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
FatsiaFatsia japonica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2025
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Isle-of-Man CabbageCoincya monensis subsp. monensis2025
Garden Pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia2025
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Seaside PansyViola tricolor subsp. curtisii2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Sand Cat's-tailPhleum arenarium2025
Wild OnionAllium vineale2025
Marsh HelleborineEpipactis palustris2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Creeping WillowSalix repens2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2025
Hoary CressLepidium draba2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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