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St John's Roman Catholic Church

📷 Galatas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.59040, -2.84204

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Herb-Robert +124 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Herb-Robert +124 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Helophilus pendulus, Hornet +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Helophilus pendulus, Hornet +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Reedbed WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Platts Lanepublic footpath · 149 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 149 mPath type: residential

Platts Lanepublic footpath · 23 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: residential

Platts Lanepublic footpath · 18 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route803 m

Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route421 m

Named routeRef 562Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

23,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🌿

Plants31 species

winterspring

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Herb-Robert · Hart's-Tongue · Moschatel +26

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Magpie +32

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🌿

Plants31 species

winterspring

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Herb-Robert · Hart's-Tongue · Moschatel +26

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
White Dead-nettleLamium album
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
HollyIlex aquifolium
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
White CampionSilene latifolia2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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