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53.79184, -3.01643
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Herring Gull +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Herring Gull +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Wild Teasel, Daisy +92 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Wild Teasel, Daisy +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle, Elder +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Fairy Ring Champignon, Mallow Rust, Daisy Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Fairy Ring Champignon, Mallow Rust, Daisy Rust · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
Show on map 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Tower Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Park Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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11,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,692 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +38
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Common Dolphin
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper +3
Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Melanostoma Fairy Ring Champignon · Mallow Rust · Daisy Rust
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades Mallow Rust Puccinia malvacearum Daisy Rust Puccinia lagenophorae 🌿 Plants 67 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Ribwort Plantain · Daisy · Blackthorn · Lesser Celandine · Petty Spurge +62
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Daisy Bellis perennis Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,692 records · National Biodiversity Network Shoveler · Wigeon · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +38
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Common Dolphin
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Common Carder Bee · Field Grasshopper +3
Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Melanostoma Fairy Ring Champignon · Mallow Rust · Daisy Rust
Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades Mallow Rust Puccinia malvacearum Daisy Rust Puccinia lagenophorae 🌿 Plants 67 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Ribwort Plantain · Daisy · Blackthorn · Lesser Celandine · Petty Spurge +62
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Daisy Bellis perennis Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma
Melanostoma
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima2025
Greater Quaking-grass Briza maxima2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii
Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025
Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
White Poplar Populus alba2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Hoary Cress Lepidium draba2025
Hoary Cress Lepidium draba2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 