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St Stephen's Church

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Meadow Pipit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 177m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Meadow Pipit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 177m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shelduck, Meadow Pipit, Pink-footed Goose +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shelduck, Meadow Pipit, Pink-footed Goose +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Turnip, Common Chickweed, Salicornia europaea +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Turnip, Common Chickweed, Salicornia europaea +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 62

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Sphaerophoria, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sphaerophoria, Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Aveling Drivepublic footpath · 284 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 284 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route497 m

Named routeRef 62Length 497 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route62 m

Named routeRef 62Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,145 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,145 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2026

Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Pink-footed Goose · Shelduck · Golden Plover +53

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🌿

Plants3 species

springautumn

2026

Common Chickweed · Salicornia europaea · Guelder-rose

Common ChickweedStellaria media
Salicornia europaeaSalicornia europaea2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,145 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2026

Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Pink-footed Goose · Shelduck · Golden Plover +53

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little StintCalidris minuta2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🌿

Plants3 species

springautumn

2026

Common Chickweed · Salicornia europaea · Guelder-rose

Common ChickweedStellaria media
Salicornia europaeaSalicornia europaea2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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