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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church

📷 James Denham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.74474, -2.98970

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Reggies — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦112+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Reggies — 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 parkingCafé

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +109 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Lords-and-Ladies, Japanese Rose +122 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Lords-and-Ladies, Japanese Rose +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Elder, Sea Beet +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee, Eristalis tenax +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 62Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route128 m

Named routeRef 62Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

32,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Curlew · Redshank +63

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025
Tringa totanus totanusTringa totanus totanus2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025

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Plants28 species

winter

2026

Taxus baccata f. baccata · Snowdrop · Early Crocus · Green Alkanet · Soft Shield-fern +23

Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lords-and-Ladies

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,001 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Oystercatcher · Carrion Crow · Curlew · Redshank +63

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus2025
Numenius arquata arquataNumenius arquata arquata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchosAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos2025
Tringa totanus totanusTringa totanus totanus2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Haematopus ostralegus ostralegusHaematopus ostralegus ostralegus2025
carbo cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo carbo2025
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus2025
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Branta canadensis canadensisBranta canadensis canadensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025

🌿

Plants28 species

winter

2026

Taxus baccata f. baccata · Snowdrop · Early Crocus · Green Alkanet · Soft Shield-fern +23

Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lords-and-Ladies

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 James Denham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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