Springfields Plantation 2 ha
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53.77984, -2.80363
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Peacock +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Peacock +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Bittersweet, Giant Hogweed +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Bittersweet, Giant Hogweed +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard, Walnut +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ribble Way Walking route 114 km ▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lancashire Coastal Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 220km Regional walking route
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 29 m ▾
Named route Ref 622 Length 29 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 622 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos The Lancaster Canal west of Preston
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Wildlife to spot
3,823 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,823 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Eristalis pertinax · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Brown Hawker · Vetchling Nematine · Eristalinus sepulchralis +28
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Vetchling Nematine Euura myosotidis2024 Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Meadow Vetchling · Common Fleabane · Wild Teasel · Meadowsweet · Marsh Woundwort +2
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Argentinian Vervain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,823 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Chiffchaff · Goldfinch +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Daubenton's Bat · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Eristalis pertinax · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Brown Hawker · Vetchling Nematine · Eristalinus sepulchralis +28
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024 Vetchling Nematine Euura myosotidis2024 Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Meadow Vetchling · Common Fleabane · Wild Teasel · Meadowsweet · Marsh Woundwort +2
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Argentinian Vervain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Calceate Spindler Allantus calceatus2024
Calceate Spindler Allantus calceatus2024
Bloomed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum albipes2024
Bloomed Furrow Bee Lasioglossum albipes2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Lesser Haw-borer Hoplocampa pectoralis2024
Lesser Haw-borer Hoplocampa pectoralis2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium2024
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Small Black Ant Lasius niger2024
Shady Tigress Athalia lugens2024
Shady Tigress Athalia lugens2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Saddleback Grass Nematine Euura clitellata2024
Saddleback Grass Nematine Euura clitellata2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2023 Verbena bonariensis2023
Verbena bonariensis2023
