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Getting here

53.75570, -3.02345

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Olivers — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Olivers — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Starling +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Starling +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Stork's-bill, Soapwort, Hare's-tail +90 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Stork's-bill, Soapwort, Hare's-tail +90 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hairy Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Hairy Shieldbug +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Sea Beet, Common Chickweed, Evergreen Oak +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 62Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route125 m

Named routeRef 62Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route128 m

Named routeRef 62Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Starling · Mallard · Rock Dove +65

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin · European Pond Terrapin · Pond Terrapin

Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Bishop's Mitre +39

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Cicadula persimilisCicadula persimilis
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Paragus haemorrhousParagus haemorrhous
Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Megophthalmus scabripennisMegophthalmus scabripennis
Megamelus notulaMegamelus notula
Coquebert’s SawflyTenthredopsis coquebertii
Notus flavipennisNotus flavipennis
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata
Euconomelus lepidusEuconomelus lepidus
Streptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidus
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Dikraneura variataDikraneura variata
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Sarcophaga nigriventrisSarcophaga nigriventris
Dark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Silvery Leafcutter BeeMegachile leachella
Cacopsylla ambiguaCacopsylla ambigua
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis

🌿

Plants93 species

springsummer

2026

Common Stork's-bill · Soapwort · Sea-holly · Hare's-tail · Seaside Daisy +88

Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025
Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
White StonecropSedum album2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias2025
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
FatsiaFatsia japonica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2025
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Garden Pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia2025
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Isle-of-Man CabbageCoincya monensis subsp. monensis2025
Seaside PansyViola tricolor subsp. curtisii2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Quaking-grassBriza media2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Creeping WillowSalix repens2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2025
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,899 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Starling · Mallard · Rock Dove +65

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
KnotCalidris canutus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Red-eared Terrapin · European Pond Terrapin · Pond Terrapin

Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
European Pond TerrapinEmys orbicularis
Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Bishop's Mitre +39

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Aegialia arenariaAegialia arenaria
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata
Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
Cicadula persimilisCicadula persimilis
Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata
Paragus haemorrhousParagus haemorrhous
Fan-bristled RobberflyDysmachus trigonus
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Megophthalmus scabripennisMegophthalmus scabripennis
Megamelus notulaMegamelus notula
Coquebert’s SawflyTenthredopsis coquebertii
Notus flavipennisNotus flavipennis
Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata
Euconomelus lepidusEuconomelus lepidus
Streptanus sordidusStreptanus sordidus
Cixius nervosusCixius nervosus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Dikraneura variataDikraneura variata
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Sarcophaga nigriventrisSarcophaga nigriventris
Dark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Silvery Leafcutter BeeMegachile leachella
Cacopsylla ambiguaCacopsylla ambigua
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis

🌿

Plants93 species

springsummer

2026

Common Stork's-bill · Soapwort · Sea-holly · Hare's-tail · Seaside Daisy +88

Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025
SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025
Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum2025
Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2025
Sand SedgeCarex arenaria2025
DewberryRubus caesius2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Duke of Argyll's TeaplantLycium barbarum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2025
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima2025
White StonecropSedum album2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias2025
Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
FatsiaFatsia japonica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2025
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025
Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2025
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Garden Pink-sorrelOxalis latifolia2025
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
Isle-of-Man CabbageCoincya monensis subsp. monensis2025
Seaside PansyViola tricolor subsp. curtisii2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Quaking-grassBriza media2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Creeping WillowSalix repens2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025
LucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativa2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2025
Spring StarflowerTristagma uniflorum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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