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Places › England › North West › Lancaster Getting here
54.03654, -2.73742
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Whimbrel, Lapwing, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Whimbrel, Lapwing, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +213 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Keeled Skimmer, Common Darter +213 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Bog Asphodel, Bilberry +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cow-wheat, Bog Asphodel, Bilberry +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lune Valley Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 90 Regional cycle route
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Named route Local cycle route
Show on map University Cycle Routes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,661 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,661 records · National Biodiversity Network Whimbrel · Stonechat · Blackbird · Swallow · Lapwing +22
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Curlew Numenius arquata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Stoat · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare
Stoat Mustela erminea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter · Black Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer +34
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Bog Asphodel · Wood Sage · Lousewort · Red Campion · Green Alkanet +5
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Red Campion Silene dioica Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,661 records · National Biodiversity Network Whimbrel · Stonechat · Blackbird · Swallow · Lapwing +22
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Curlew Numenius arquata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Barn Owl Tyto alba Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Gull Larus canus 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Stoat · Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Hare
Stoat Mustela erminea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Common Darter · Black Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer +34
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2025 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Bog Asphodel · Wood Sage · Lousewort · Red Campion · Green Alkanet +5
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica Red Campion Silene dioica Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa2025
Libellula depressa2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Helina reversio Helina reversio2024
Helina reversio Helina reversio2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Andrion regensteinense Andrion regensteinense
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2024
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2024
Melanogaster hirtella Melanogaster hirtella2024
Melanogaster hirtella Melanogaster hirtella2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024
Myospila meditabunda Myospila meditabunda2024
Myospila meditabunda Myospila meditabunda2024
Bicellaria vana Bicellaria vana2024
Bicellaria vana Bicellaria vana2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024 Gorse
Gorse
Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2024
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2024
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2024
Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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