Midge Hall Methodist Church
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.70088, -2.73972
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Centaurea nigra, Creeping Thistle, Lesser Celandine +93 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Centaurea nigra, Creeping Thistle, Lesser Celandine +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Giant Blackberry, Garlic Mustard +11 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 km ▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sod Hall Lane public footpath · 861 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 861 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 295 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 295 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 97 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 97 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,011 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Common Gull Larus canus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Curlew Numenius arquata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Bat +5
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Bat Chiroptera 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +10
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Marsh Woundwort · Centaurea nigra · Marsh Thistle · Opium Poppy +16
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,011 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Starling +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Common Gull Larus canus Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Curlew Numenius arquata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Bat +5
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 Bat Chiroptera 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +10
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Marsh Woundwort · Centaurea nigra · Marsh Thistle · Opium Poppy +16
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Elder Sambucus nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Common Shrew Sorex araneus2024
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024 Field Scabious
Field Scabious
Knautia arvensis
Knautia arvensis
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica2024
Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2024
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2024
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024
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