Roman kilns 25yds (20m) NE of Fairyhill Cottage
1 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.02775, -2.73032
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Whimbrel and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whimbrel, Robin, Stonechat +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Whimbrel, Robin, Stonechat +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Meadow Brown +225 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Purple Moor-grass +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
City LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,184 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,184 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
winterspring
2025▾
Stonechat · Whimbrel · Blackbird · Swallow · Blue Tit +10
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Stoat · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- StoatMustela erminea
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter · Black Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer +53
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
- Broad-bodied Chaser
🌿Plants7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Bog Asphodel · Green Alkanet · Rhododendron · Gorse · Bell Heather +2
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,184 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
winterspring
2025▾
Stonechat · Whimbrel · Blackbird · Swallow · Blue Tit +10
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Stoat · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- StoatMustela erminea
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter · Black Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer +53
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
- Broad-bodied Chaser
🌿Plants7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Bog Asphodel · Green Alkanet · Rhododendron · Gorse · Bell Heather +2
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa2025
Libellula depressa2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024Helina reversioHelina reversio2024Helina reversioHelina reversio2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinenseSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2025Phaonia pallidaPhaonia pallida2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Green DrakeEphemera danica2025Green DrakeEphemera danica2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2024Melanogaster hirtellaMelanogaster hirtella2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Myospila meditabundaMyospila meditabunda2024Myospila meditabundaMyospila meditabunda2024Bicellaria vanaBicellaria vana2024Bicellaria vanaBicellaria vana2024Hilara choricaHilara chorica2024Hilara choricaHilara chorica2024Fannia serenaFannia serena2024Fannia serenaFannia serena2024Lasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidum2024Lasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidum2024Platycheirus occultusPlatycheirus occultus2024Platycheirus occultusPlatycheirus occultus2024Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2024Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum2024Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2024Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2024Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2024Platypalpus pallidiventrisPlatypalpus pallidiventris2024Platypalpus pallidiventrisPlatypalpus pallidiventris2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2024Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024HeadflyHydrotaea irritans2024HeadflyHydrotaea irritans2024Pseudocoenosia solitariaPseudocoenosia solitaria2024Pseudocoenosia solitariaPseudocoenosia solitaria2024CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2024CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2024Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2024Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense2024