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Moss Side Playing Fields

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Public accessDogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Centaurea nigra, Purple-loosestrife +114 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Centaurea nigra, Purple-loosestrife +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Garlic Mustard, Water Mint +15 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

42 public paths nearby

Public paths
Emnie Lanepublic footpath · 138 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Southlands Drivepublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential
Moss Side Waypublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chorley LoopCycling route
Named routeRef Chorley LoopLocal cycle route
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route295 m
Named routeRef 55Length 295 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New houses, Moss Side Way, July, 1979

New houses, Moss Side Way, July, 1979

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