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St James' Church

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.63838, -3.01955

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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

Parking

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 — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Sea Beet +7 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, German Wasp, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, German Wasp, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National 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

Main RouteCycling route345 m

Named routeRef 62Length 345 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

28,588 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,588 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Coot · Mute Swan +67

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
SmewMergellus albellus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · German Wasp · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Harlequin Ladybird

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants68 species

autumnwinter

2026

Pellitory-of-the-wall · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Black Spleenwort · Wall Lettuce +63

Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
IvyHedera helix
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
DaisyBellis perennis
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
White StonecropSedum album2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Sea RushJuncus maritimus
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,588 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winter

2026

Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Coot · Mute Swan +67

OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
SmewMergellus albellus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumn

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · German Wasp · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Harlequin Ladybird

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

🌿

Plants68 species

autumnwinter

2026

Pellitory-of-the-wall · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Black Spleenwort · Wall Lettuce +63

Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
IvyHedera helix
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda maritima2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
DaisyBellis perennis
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
White StonecropSedum album2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Sea RushJuncus maritimus
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Wrinkled ViburnumViburnum rhytidophyllum
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Sweet AlisonLobularia maritima2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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