Memorial Recreation Ground
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.58750, -2.95213
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hawthorn, Bulrush +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Reedbed WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route440 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 440 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route422 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Runnelbridleway · 700 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 700 mPath type: track
The Runnelbridleway · 139 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 139 mPath type: residential
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,090 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,090 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Kingfisher · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +34
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CootFulica atra
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Alder Leaf Beetle
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
🌿Plants24 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Bulrush · Wall-rue · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Water-lily · Rosebay Willowherb +19
- BulrushTypha latifolia2025
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,090 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Kingfisher · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +34
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CootFulica atra
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Alder Leaf Beetle
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
🌿Plants24 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Bulrush · Wall-rue · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Water-lily · Rosebay Willowherb +19
- BulrushTypha latifolia2025
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaLesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025Sweet VioletViola odorata2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HonestyLunaria annua2025HonestyLunaria annua2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024