St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
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Places › England › North West › Preston Getting here
53.82032, -2.74015
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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 203m 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 203m 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
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bindweed, Orange Balsam +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bindweed, Orange Balsam +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 82 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 Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
3,969 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,969 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Starling +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Emperor Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Large Red Damselfly +5
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sycamore · Ground-elder · Common Nettle · Bindweed · Wild Strawberry +2
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024 Bindweed Calystegia2024 Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,969 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Starling +28
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Emperor Dragonfly · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Large Red Damselfly +5
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sycamore · Ground-elder · Common Nettle · Bindweed · Wild Strawberry +2
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024 Bindweed Calystegia2024 Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Lesser Periwinkle
Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca minor2023
Vinca minor2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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