St Michael and All Angels' Church
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Places › England › North West › Preston Getting here
53.76508, -2.73167
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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 294m 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 294m 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 — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Red Clover, Hogweed +186 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Red Clover, Hogweed +186 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Common Nettle +20 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 247 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
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
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
37,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Podiceps cristatus cristatus Podiceps cristatus cristatus2025 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Coltsfoot · Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Field Forget-me-not · Common Field-speedwell +23
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Daisy Bellis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,582 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +37
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Teal Anas crecca Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Podiceps cristatus cristatus Podiceps cristatus cristatus2025 Fulica atra atra Fulica atra atra2025 carbo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo carbo2025 British Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Harlequin Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Coltsfoot · Daisy · Lesser Celandine · Field Forget-me-not · Common Field-speedwell +23
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Daisy Bellis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Cut-leaved Dead-nettle Lamium hybridum
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
White Dogwood Cornus alba2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025 