Rachel Taylor Children's Playground 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › North West › West Lancashire Getting here
53.55027, -2.90965
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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 on site — 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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup, Hart's-Tongue +189 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Buttercup, Hart's-Tongue +189 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +23 more foraging species
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 254 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 254 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 71 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 71 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 429 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 429 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
19,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee +1
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Ribwort Plantain · Honesty · Fatsia · Knotgrass · Smooth Tare +24
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Honesty Lunaria annua Fatsia Fatsia japonica Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025 Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2025 Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Green Shieldbug · Common Carder Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Western Honey Bee · Small Garden Bumblebee +1
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Ribwort Plantain · Honesty · Fatsia · Knotgrass · Smooth Tare +24
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Honesty Lunaria annua Fatsia Fatsia japonica Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025 Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2025 Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes2025
Asplenium trichomanes2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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