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Getting here

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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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ivy, Red Campion +92 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Ivy, Red Campion +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bulrush, Hawthorn, Meadowsweet +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Reedbed WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route440 m

Named routeRef 62Length 440 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 62Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route422 m

Named routeRef 62Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,872 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,872 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +75

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great TitParus major
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2026

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
BatChiroptera2022
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2020
MoleTalpa europaea2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Roach · Common Carp

RoachRutilus rutilus
Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2025

Gatekeeper · Large White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Small White +25

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2020
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018

🌿

Plants95 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Red Campion · Bulrush · Cowslip +90

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
IvyHedera helix2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2023
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Field PansyViola arvensis2022
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2022
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2022
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
RaspberryRubus idaeus2021
daffodilsNarcissus2021
BeechFagus sylvatica2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2020
Reversed CloverTrifolium resupinatum2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2020
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2020
Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2020
CharlockSinapis arvensis2020
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2020
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2020
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2020
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata2020
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2020
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2020
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Wild CherryPrunus avium2019
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2019
Euonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortunei2019
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2019
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,872 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Moorhen · Carrion Crow +75

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great TitParus major
CootFulica atra
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SwiftApus apus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

summer

2026

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2022
BatChiroptera2022
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2020
MoleTalpa europaea2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐟

Fish2 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Roach · Common Carp

RoachRutilus rutilus
Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects30 species

summer

2025

Gatekeeper · Large White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Small White +25

GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2020
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2018
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018

🌿

Plants95 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Red Campion · Bulrush · Cowslip +90

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
IvyHedera helix2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2022
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2021
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2021
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2024
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2023
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Field PansyViola arvensis2022
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2022
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2022
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
RaspberryRubus idaeus2021
daffodilsNarcissus2021
BeechFagus sylvatica2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2020
Reversed CloverTrifolium resupinatum2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2020
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2020
Hybrid CinquefoilPotentilla anglica x reptans = P. x mixta2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2020
CharlockSinapis arvensis2020
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2020
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2020
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2020
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata2020
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2020
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2020
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Wild CherryPrunus avium2019
Large-flowered Hemp-nettleGaleopsis speciosa2019
Euonymus fortuneiEuonymus fortunei2019
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2019
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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