Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Dogs welcome 4 ha
Getting here
53.75187, -2.70499
Open directionsv Miller Park is a public park under the management of Preston City Council. It is located on the banks of the River Ribble in Preston, Lancashire, in the north west of England. The park is one of two city centre Victorian era parks, the other being the adjacent and larger Avenham Park.
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Grade II* listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 51+ 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
🐦 51+ 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 ☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
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 km 2 signed routes 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 Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Old Tram Road public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Surface asphalt Path type: construction
Show on map 261 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Steep gradient route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Tram Road bridleway · 47 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 47 m Surface paved Path type: construction
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Wildlife to spot
42,646 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,646 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Daisy · Lesser Celandine +20
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Primrose Primula vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,646 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +35
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Teal Anas crecca Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Coltsfoot · Primrose · Daisy · Lesser Celandine +20
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Primrose Primula vulgaris Daisy Bellis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 