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Scarisbrick Park holy well

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📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.60123, -2.92685

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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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ 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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Turkey Oak, Hawthorn

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hart's-Tongue, Ramsons +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Hart's-Tongue, Ramsons +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Reedbed WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

28 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

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 562Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

24,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Pintail · Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit +27

PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CootFulica atra
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Ramsons · Holly

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HollyIlex aquifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,409 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

winter

2026

Pintail · Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Black-tailed Godwit +27

PintailAnas acuta
PochardAythya ferina
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
CootFulica atra
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Ramsons · Holly

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
RamsonsAllium ursinum
HollyIlex aquifolium

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦SCARISBRICK HALLHistoric site600 m→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Halsall Lane ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Halsall Lane ParkUrban park3.9 km→🐄Otter EnclosureVisitor farm4.8 km→

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