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St Cuthbert's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.66074, -2.96121

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Botanic Gardens Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Botanic Gardens Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus, Greater Bulb-Fly +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus, Greater Bulb-Fly +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

57 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

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route63 m

Named routeLength 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

29,912 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,912 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Magpie · Robin +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SmewMergellus albellus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🌿

Plants29 species

winter

2026

Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Campion · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Herb-Robert +24

Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Red CampionSilene dioica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Taxus baccata f. baccata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,912 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Magpie · Robin +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SmewMergellus albellus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🌿

Plants29 species

winter

2026

Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Red Campion · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Herb-Robert +24

Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Red CampionSilene dioica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Taxus baccata f. baccata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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