Philip Harvey Playing Field
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🛝Family
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.12098, -2.53669
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Playing field
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bentham Heritage Trail AWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bentham Heritage Trail CWalking route9 km▾
Named routeLength 9 kmLocal walking route
Bentham Heritage Trail BWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Ingleton Waterfalls TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · Common Cockchafer · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Western Honey Bee +12
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Odontocerum albicorne
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Raspberry · Japanese Knotweed
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,216 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2023
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- OtterLutra lutra2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
springautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · Common Cockchafer · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Western Honey Bee +12
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Odontocerum albicorne
🌿Plants2 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Raspberry · Japanese Knotweed
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Odontocerum albicorne2025
Odontocerum albicorne2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2024Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Events & activities nearby
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