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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.62960, -2.77277
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Swallow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tree Sparrow and Swallow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Swallow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Tree Sparrow, Swallow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Peacock +47 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +160 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hurst Greenpublic footpath · 115 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Gales Lanepublic footpath · 919 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 919 mSurface groundPath type: track
Tarnbeck Drivepublic footpath · 75 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: residential
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route803 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Photos
Field Boundary North of Millennium Green, Mawdesley
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,167 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,167 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Lapwing +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Stoat · Roe Deer +3
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- StoatMustela erminea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Darter · Alder Leaf Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle +12
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2020
🌿Plants57 species
springsummer
2026▾
Himalayan Balsam · Common Field-speedwell · Red Dead-nettle · Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +52
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,167 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Lapwing +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Stoat · Roe Deer +3
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- StoatMustela erminea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Darter · Alder Leaf Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle +12
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2020
🌿Plants57 species
springsummer
2026▾
Himalayan Balsam · Common Field-speedwell · Red Dead-nettle · Hogweed · Hairy Bitter-cress +52
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Vole
Field Vole
Microtus agrestis2021
Microtus agrestis2021
Common ShrewSorex araneus2021Common ShrewSorex araneus2021Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans2020
Ischnura elegans2020
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaBlack ClockPterostichus madidus2023Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2021Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2020Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2020Alder
Alder
Alnus glutinosa2021
Alnus glutinosa2021
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2020Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2020Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2020Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisFritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025FritillaryFritillaria meleagris2025Turkish SagePhlomis russeliana2024Turkish SagePhlomis russeliana2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024TurnipBrassica rapa2024TurnipBrassica rapa2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2023Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2023Field PansyViola arvensis2023Field PansyViola arvensis2023CrosswortCruciata laevipes2023CrosswortCruciata laevipes2023Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla2022Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla2022Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2021Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2021BulrushTypha latifolia2021BulrushTypha latifolia2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2021Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021BorageBorago officinalis2021BorageBorago officinalis2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2021Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2021FringecupsTellima grandiflora2021FringecupsTellima grandiflora2021WeldReseda luteola2021WeldReseda luteola2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2021Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2021Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2021Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2020BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2020WatercressNasturtium officinale2020WatercressNasturtium officinale2020Water CressNasturtium officinale2020Water CressNasturtium officinale2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2020BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2020Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020HazelCorylus avellana2020HazelCorylus avellana2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Events & activities nearby
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