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Princes Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.65041, -3.01384

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Donut Hut — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Donut Hut — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route63 m

Named routeLength 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

30,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Coot +66

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SmewMergellus albellus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great TitParus major
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

🌿

Plants49 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Black Spleenwort · Herb-Robert +44

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Red CampionSilene dioica
White StonecropSedum album
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
DaisyBellis perennis
Early Sand-grassMibora minima
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Sea RushJuncus maritimus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,196 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Coot +66

Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SmewMergellus albellus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great TitParus major
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

🌿

Plants49 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Black Spleenwort · Herb-Robert +44

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Red CampionSilene dioica
White StonecropSedum album
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
DaisyBellis perennis
Early Sand-grassMibora minima
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Sea RushJuncus maritimus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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