Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.76671, -2.66821
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Miller Road Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Miller Road Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Syritta pipiens +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Watery Lanepublic footpath · 297 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 297 mPath type: unclassified
Occupation Lanepublic footpath · 566 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 566 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
220 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
NCN 622 (Steep gradient route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Photos
Playing fields in Ribbleton Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,987 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,987 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Domestic Dog · Bat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
- BatChiroptera2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Wood Anemone · Marsh-marigold +15
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Garlic Mustard
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,987 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Great Tit · Blackbird +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Domestic Dog · Bat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
- BatChiroptera2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +6
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Wood Anemone · Marsh-marigold +15
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Garlic Mustard
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata
PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumAshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Events & activities nearby
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