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St Gregory's Church

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.52428, -2.94432

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, 14-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +88 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, 14-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +230 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +230 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +23 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 862Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 862Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Main RouteCycling route138 m

Named routeRef 862Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks

Wildlife to spot

10,148 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,148 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

wintersummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +35

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CootFulica atra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2026

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Cartodere bifasciata · Common Carder Bee · Mocydia crocea · Green Shieldbug +3

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants34 species

springsummer

2026

Red Dead-nettle · White Dead-nettle · Elder · Meadowsweet · Three-cornered Garlic +29

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
DaisyBellis perennis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
CleaversGalium aparine
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Poppy AnemoneAnemone coronaria2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,148 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

wintersummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit +35

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CootFulica atra2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2026

Red-tailed Bumblebee · Cartodere bifasciata · Common Carder Bee · Mocydia crocea · Green Shieldbug +3

Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants34 species

springsummer

2026

Red Dead-nettle · White Dead-nettle · Elder · Meadowsweet · Three-cornered Garlic +29

Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
DaisyBellis perennis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
CleaversGalium aparine
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Poppy AnemoneAnemone coronaria2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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