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St Luke's Church

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.49176, -3.02303

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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

Bike parkingParking· Paid

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 — Herring Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Ribwort Plantain +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Gorse, Ribwort Plantain +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Red Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

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

132 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Waterloo to BootleCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network

Radial Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Outer OrbitalCycling route

Named routeRef OLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route32 m

Named routeRef 62Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

59,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

59,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +72

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BuzzardButeo buteo
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
PochardAythya ferina
BitternBotaurus stellaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Mole +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects38 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax +33

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025

🌿

Plants55 species

springautumn

2026

Coltsfoot · Gorse · Ribwort Plantain · Blackthorn · Red Dead-nettle +50

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
CleaversGalium aparine
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2025
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Lactuca serriola f. integrifoliaLactuca serriola f. integrifolia2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
GalingaleCyperus longus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2025
Wild OnionAllium vineale2025
Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
AppleMalus domestica2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

59,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

autumnwinter

2026

Herring Gull · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +72

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BuzzardButeo buteo
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
British Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscus graellsii2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
PochardAythya ferina
BitternBotaurus stellaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Grey Seal · Common Porpoise · Mole +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects38 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis · Eristalis tenax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Eristalis pertinax +33

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2025
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
CheilosiaCheilosia
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalinus aeneusEristalinus aeneus2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025

🌿

Plants55 species

springautumn

2026

Coltsfoot · Gorse · Ribwort Plantain · Blackthorn · Red Dead-nettle +50

ColtsfootTussilago farfara
GorseUlex europaeus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
CleaversGalium aparine
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Wild RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. raphanistrum2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
HollyIlex aquifolium
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Chinese QuinceChaenomeles speciosa
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2025
Corn MarigoldGlebionis segetum2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Lactuca serriola f. integrifoliaLactuca serriola f. integrifolia2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
GalingaleCyperus longus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2025
Wild OnionAllium vineale2025
Early GoldenrodSolidago gigantea2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025
AppleMalus domestica2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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