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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.90798, -2.96377
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Greylag Goose
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Greylag Goose
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swallow, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Cow Parsley, Annual Meadow-grass +119 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syntormon pallipes, Field Grasshopper · last seen 2025
Free
Cemetery — local history and memorials
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Fleetwood Peninsula Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Northern Route To Cockerham and DolphinholmeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
The Nateby and Stakepool RoundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,305 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,305 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Pink-footed Goose +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- TealAnas crecca
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Green Shieldbug
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants19 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Sweet Chestnut · Snowdrop · Annual Meadow-grass · Common Reed · Spear-leaved Orache +14
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,305 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Moorhen · Pink-footed Goose +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- TealAnas crecca
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Gallinula chloropus chloropusGallinula chloropus chloropus
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Green Shieldbug
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
🌿Plants19 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Sweet Chestnut · Snowdrop · Annual Meadow-grass · Common Reed · Spear-leaved Orache +14
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
- Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
