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St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.66416, -2.96805

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 134m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 134m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Tufted Duck, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Tufted Duck, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Red Campion +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Red Campion +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Ivy Bee, Eristalis tenax +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Ivy Bee, Eristalis tenax +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Alexanders, Red Dead-nettle, Fennel +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route63 m

Named routeLength 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

75,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

75,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterspring

2026

Tufted Duck · Mallard · Kestrel · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon +39

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SmewMergellus albellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare · Mole

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea

🌿

Plants29 species

winter

2026

Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Red Campion · Herb-Robert +24

Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Red CampionSilene dioica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
CleaversGalium aparine
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
YewTaxus baccata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

75,521 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterspring

2026

Tufted Duck · Mallard · Kestrel · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon +39

Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GadwallMareca strepera
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SmewMergellus albellus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2026

Brown Hare · Mole

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea

🌿

Plants29 species

winter

2026

Wall-rue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Red Campion · Herb-Robert +24

Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Red CampionSilene dioica
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
CleaversGalium aparine
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
YewTaxus baccata
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula

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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