Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.04714, -2.79713
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕18a — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕18a — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Bashful Alleypublic footpath · 4 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface concretePath type: footway
Ffrances Passagepublic footpath · 3 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Ffrances Passagepublic footpath · 10 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
City LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
41,554 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
41,554 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Greenfinch +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Bat · Brown Rat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BatChiroptera
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · Eristalis tenax +2
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Western Honey Bee
🌿Plants56 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Hart's-Tongue · Red Campion · Garlic Mustard +51
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
41,554 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Dunnock · Greenfinch +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Bat · Brown Rat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BatChiroptera
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- OtterLutra lutra2025
Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · Eristalis tenax +2
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Western Honey Bee
🌿Plants56 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Hart's-Tongue · Red Campion · Garlic Mustard +51
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Taxus baccata f. baccata
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisLawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025