Heron's Reach Golf Club
342 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome342 ha
Getting here
53.81146, -2.99887
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Batman Hoverfly +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Wood Avens, Cleavers +133 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Wood Avens, Cleavers +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Tower WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Park WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route507 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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A pond at the edge of Heron's Reach Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
39,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +32
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🌿Plants41 species
winterspring
2026▾
Daisy · Cleavers · Blackthorn · Ivy · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera +36
- DaisyBellis perennis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- IvyHedera helix
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,462 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Magpie · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Herring Gull +32
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🌿Plants41 species
winterspring
2026▾
Daisy · Cleavers · Blackthorn · Ivy · Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera +36
- DaisyBellis perennis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- IvyHedera helix
- Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Butcher's-broom
Butcher's-broom
Ruscus aculeatus
Ruscus aculeatus
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumSummer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiDarwin's BarberryBerberis darwiniiTaxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiataNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccataPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumCornelian-cherryCornus masCornelian-cherryCornus masHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusYewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2025SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2025