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🛝Family🦅Birds🎠Play
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Getting here
53.75191, -2.70442
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Café on site — 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +47 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 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 routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Old Tram Roadpublic footpath · 1.1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: construction
261 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Tram Roadbridleway · 47 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface pavedPath type: construction
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
42,658 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
42,658 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Daisy · Lesser Celandine +21
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Field Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
42,658 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TealAnas crecca
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Daisy · Lesser Celandine +21
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Field Forget-me-not
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myosotis arvensis
Myosotis arvensis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusEarly CrocusCrocus tommasinianusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillarePot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2025Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025