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St Mary and St Michael's Church

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.89727, -2.77047

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Hugo's Bistro — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Hugo's Bistro — 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

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, Firethorn +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Honeysuckle, Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, Firethorn +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Coach House Mewspublic footpath · 89 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Riversidepublic footpath · 342 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 342 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Castle Lanepublic footpath · 380 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 380 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Knott EndCycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

The Trough of BowlandCycling route

Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

The Chipping RoundCycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Eagle & Child Weindbridleway · 51 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

King's Arms Weindbridleway · 28 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway

Eagle & Child Weindbridleway · 6 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway

Eagle & Child Weindbridleway · 12 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Eagle & Child Weindbridleway · 13 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

9,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
CootFulica atra2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

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Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects11 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +6

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator

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Plants21 species

autumn

2025

Himalayan Honeysuckle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Firethorn · Box · Portugal Laurel +16

Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
BoxBuxus sempervirens
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
Tutsan

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,916 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Black-headed Gull +48

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
CootFulica atra2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Pipistrelle Bat species · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects11 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Banded Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Brown Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly +6

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator

🌿

Plants21 species

autumn

2025

Himalayan Honeysuckle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris · Firethorn · Box · Portugal Laurel +16

Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
BoxBuxus sempervirens
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica
Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata
Tutsan

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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