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Moated site at Bickerstaffe Hall.

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Visiting this summer

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
🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Nipplewort, Bluebell, Hogweed +77 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Nipplewort, Bluebell, Hogweed +77 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Rainford Linear ParkWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route475 m

Named routeLength 475 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Blackbird · Barn Owl +80

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Barn OwlTyto alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great TitParus major
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwiftApus apus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2016
Rock DoveColumba livia2016
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2022
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2017
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
RavenCorvus corax
Little OwlAthene noctua
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2021
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2016
CorvidCorvidae2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2014
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2014

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit · rabbits and hares +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2014
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2015
rabbits and haresLagomorpha
BatChiroptera
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2014
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2013

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Gatekeeper · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Tree Bumblebee · Red Admiral +15

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
PeacockAglais io2015
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2014
CommaPolygonia c-album2014
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2014

Pale Brittlestem

Pale BrittlestemPsathyrella candolleana

🌿

Plants80 species

spring

2024

Nipplewort · Bluebell · Hogweed · Oxeye Daisy · Mugwort +75

NipplewortLapsana communis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Remote SedgeCarex remota
AshFraxinus excelsior
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
White CloverTrifolium repens
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
DaisyBellis perennis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
CleaversGalium aparine
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
HollyIlex aquifolium
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
ElderSambucus nigra
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Curled DockRumex crispus
Field PansyViola arvensis
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2022
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2022
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2021
GorseUlex europaeus2021
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2020
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2020
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2020
False LondonprideSaxifraga hirsuta x spathularis = S. x polita2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds85 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Blackbird · Barn Owl +80

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Barn OwlTyto alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great TitParus major
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwiftApus apus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2016
Rock DoveColumba livia2016
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2022
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2017
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
RavenCorvus corax
Little OwlAthene noctua
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2021
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2016
CorvidCorvidae2015
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2014
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2014

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Rabbit · rabbits and hares +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2014
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2015
rabbits and haresLagomorpha
BatChiroptera
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2014
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2013

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Gatekeeper · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Tree Bumblebee · Red Admiral +15

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
PeacockAglais io2015
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2014
CommaPolygonia c-album2014
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2014

Pale Brittlestem

Pale BrittlestemPsathyrella candolleana

🌿

Plants80 species

spring

2024

Nipplewort · Bluebell · Hogweed · Oxeye Daisy · Mugwort +75

NipplewortLapsana communis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Remote SedgeCarex remota
AshFraxinus excelsior
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
White CloverTrifolium repens
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
DaisyBellis perennis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common ChickweedStellaria media
CleaversGalium aparine
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Hedera helixHedera helix
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
HollyIlex aquifolium
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
ElderSambucus nigra
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Curled DockRumex crispus
Field PansyViola arvensis
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2022
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2022
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2022
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2021
GorseUlex europaeus2021
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2020
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2020
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2020
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2020
False LondonprideSaxifraga hirsuta x spathularis = S. x polita2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gary Rogers · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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