Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.59750, -2.84355
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ 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
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ 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
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Mole, Brown Hare, Grey Squirrel +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Hornet, Red-legged Shieldbug +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Herb-Robert +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reedbed WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ainscough Drivepublic footpath · 64 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Ainscough Drivepublic footpath · 61 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: living_street
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 151 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 151 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route803 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route421 m▾
Named routeRef 562Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
28,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,169 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Collared Dove · Jackdaw · Fieldfare +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CootFulica atra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🌿Plants33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Herb-Robert · Snowdrop · Hart's-Tongue · Wall-rue +28
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,169 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Collared Dove · Jackdaw · Fieldfare +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CootFulica atra
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🌿Plants33 species
winterspring
2026▾
Maidenhair Spleenwort · Herb-Robert · Snowdrop · Hart's-Tongue · Wall-rue +28
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Buttercup
Creeping Buttercup
Ranunculus repens
Ranunculus repens
Field PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaGreat Wood-rushLuzula sylvaticaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBeetBeta vulgaris2025BeetBeta vulgaris2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Events & activities nearby
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