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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.04430, -2.78922
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Atkinson's Sandwich Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Atkinson's Sandwich Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Common Darter +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
79 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
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
31,063 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,063 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Mallard · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Wren +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Bat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BatChiroptera
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Otter
Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · Eristalis tenax +1
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Lords-and-Ladies · Garlic Mustard · Butterfly-bush +49
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,063 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Mallard · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Wren +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TealAnas crecca
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Bat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BatChiroptera
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Otter
Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Sitona obsoletus · Eristalis tenax +1
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants54 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Lords-and-Ladies · Garlic Mustard · Butterfly-bush +49
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lutra lutra2025
Lutra lutra2025
Cherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus laurocerasus
Red CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumLawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025