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Places › England › North West › West Lancashire Getting here
53.58416, -2.72165
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ✦ 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
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Tufted Vetch, Arrowhead +167 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Tufted Vetch, Arrowhead +167 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +20 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee, Swollen-thighed Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Western Honey Bee, Swollen-thighed Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Apple Lane public footpath · 386 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 386 m Path type: footway
Show on map Dawber Delph public footpath · 152 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 152 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pier to Pier cycle route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 562 National Cycle Network
Show on map Standish Mineral Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 74 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 74 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 317 m ▾
Named route Ref 562 Length 317 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Photos Skull House Lane about to join Appley Lane North
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Wildlife to spot
14,853 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,853 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · House Sparrow +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Wasp +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Tufted Vetch · White Dead-nettle · Broad Buckler-fern · Wild Angelica +31
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,853 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · House Sparrow +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Starling Sturnus vulgaris 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Wasp +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Tufted Vetch · White Dead-nettle · Broad Buckler-fern · Wild Angelica +31
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025 White Dead-nettle Lamium album Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Great Horsetail
Great Horsetail
Equisetum telmateia2025
Equisetum telmateia2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2025
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025
Fringecups Tellima grandiflora2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2025
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Bullate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster rehderi2025
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2025
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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