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53.54174, -2.91978
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▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ribwort Plantain, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +254 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ribwort Plantain, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +254 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Turkey Oak, Blackthorn +31 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ron Gordon Way public footpath · 256 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 256 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map Ron Gordon Way public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Surface cobblestone Path type: footway
Show on map Ron Gordon Way public footpath · 270 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 270 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 30 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 30 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 140 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 76 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 76 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 517 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 517 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
10,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,453 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Xylota segnis +5
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 🌿 Plants 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Yew · Lords-and-Ladies · Hart's-Tongue · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Ribwort Plantain +50
Yew Taxus baccata2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,453 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Gull Larus canus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Xylota segnis +5
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 🌿 Plants 55 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Yew · Lords-and-Ladies · Hart's-Tongue · Italian Lords-and-Ladies · Ribwort Plantain +50
Yew Taxus baccata2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Wasp
Common Wasp
Vespula vulgaris
Vespula vulgaris
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Hemlock Water-dropwort
Hemlock Water-dropwort
Oenanthe crocata2025
Oenanthe crocata2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2025
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus2025
Bird's-foot Ornithopus perpusillus2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Field Mouse-ear Cerastium arvense2025
Field Mouse-ear Cerastium arvense2025
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2025
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2025
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2025
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2025
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Dryopteris erythrosora Dryopteris erythrosora2025
Dryopteris erythrosora Dryopteris erythrosora2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Cowslip Primula veris2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
New Zealand Broadleaf Griselinia littoralis2025
New Zealand Broadleaf Griselinia littoralis2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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