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St Luke's Church

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.64684, -2.98524

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Meat and Eat Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Meat and Eat Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

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 — Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Coot +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Coot +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Fennel, Common Nettle

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National 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

N/ACycling route63 m

Named routeLength 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

45,561 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,561 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Mute Swan · Mallard · Gadwall +30

Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SmewMergellus albellus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants22 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Biting Stonecrop · Red Dead-nettle +17

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
White StonecropSedum album
DaisyBellis perennis
Early Sand-grassMibora minima
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,561 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Mute Swan · Mallard · Gadwall +30

Greylag GooseAnser anser
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SmewMergellus albellus

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants22 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Biting Stonecrop · Red Dead-nettle +17

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
White StonecropSedum album
DaisyBellis perennis
Early Sand-grassMibora minima
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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