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Places › England › North West › Preston Getting here
53.82693, -2.67075
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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 🛝 Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 289m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Horse-chestnut, Common Liverwort +74 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Horse-chestnut, Common Liverwort +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 km ▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Southern Loop to Great Eccleston Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map The Trough of Bowland Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 (Low gradient route avoiding steep slope) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 622 (Steep gradient route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map The Chipping Round Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos St Mary's Church, Goosnargh
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Wildlife to spot
4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Greenfinch · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Siskin +16
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer winter
2022 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Otter · Badger · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2018 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2017 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White +28
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Comma Polygonia c-album 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bluebell · Horse-chestnut · Tutsan · Blackthorn · Wall Germander +6
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024 Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2023 Wall Germander Teucrium chamaedrys2022 Marsh Cinquefoil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,293 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Greenfinch · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Siskin +16
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Siskin Spinus spinus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer winter
2022 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Otter · Badger · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Otter Lutra lutra Badger Meles meles2018 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2017 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2023 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White +28
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Comma Polygonia c-album 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Bluebell · Horse-chestnut · Tutsan · Blackthorn · Wall Germander +6
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2024 Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2023 Wall Germander Teucrium chamaedrys2022 Marsh Cinquefoil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2019
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2021
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2021
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2021
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2020
Fork-tailed Flower Bee Anthophora furcata2020
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2020
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2020
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2019
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2018
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2018
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2018
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2018
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2017
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2017 Comarum palustre2020
Comarum palustre2020
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus2020
Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus2020
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2020
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2020
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2020
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2020
Silver Birch Betula pendula2019
Silver Birch Betula pendula2019
Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides2017
Hyacinthoides Hyacinthoides2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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