Our Lady of the Assumption Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › North West › Blackpool Getting here
53.78458, -3.02333
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Daisy, Red Dead-nettle +53 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Daisy, Red Dead-nettle +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Three-cornered Garlic, Dandelion +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Small White, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Small White, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,507 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Swift · Woodpigeon · Starling · Goldfinch +28
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Magpie Pica pica2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Noctule
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Bat Chiroptera2021 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus +16
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2022 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Syrphus Syrphus Melanostoma 🌿 Plants 51 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Daisy · Three-cornered Garlic · Red Dead-nettle · Pot Marigold · Borage +46
Daisy Bellis perennis Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025 Borage Borago officinalis2025 Sea Rocket Cakile maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,507 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Swift · Woodpigeon · Starling · Goldfinch +28
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Magpie Pica pica2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Little Tern Sternula albifrons2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Noctule
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2021 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 Bat Chiroptera2021 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2022 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 21 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Carder Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Syrphus +16
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2022 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Syrphus Syrphus Melanostoma 🌿 Plants 51 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Daisy · Three-cornered Garlic · Red Dead-nettle · Pot Marigold · Borage +46
Daisy Bellis perennis Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025 Borage Borago officinalis2025 Sea Rocket Cakile maritima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Melanostoma
Melanostoma
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2022
Bumblebee Bombus2022
Bumblebee Bombus2022
Froghopper Cercopidae2022
Froghopper Cercopidae2022
Anoecia Anoecia2022
Anoecia Anoecia2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2022
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2022
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2022
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2022
Eupeodes Eupeodes2022
Eupeodes Eupeodes2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2021
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2021 2025
2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025
Annual Wall-rocket Diplotaxis muralis2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2023
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2025
Mangrove-leaved Daisy-bush Olearia avicenniifolia2023
Mangrove-leaved Daisy-bush Olearia avicenniifolia2023
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2023
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2023
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Elder Sambucus nigra2023
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2023
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2023
Common Evening-primrose Oenothera biennis2023
Common Evening-primrose Oenothera biennis2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Beech Fagus sylvatica2023
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2023
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2023
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2023
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2023
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2022
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2022
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2021
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2021
Tree-mallow Malva arborea2021
Tree-mallow Malva arborea2021
Prickly Saltwort Salsola kali2021
Prickly Saltwort Salsola kali2021
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2021
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2021
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2021
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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