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St Thomas' Church

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.74741, -3.02438

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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
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN Route 62
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN Route 62
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Soapwort, Sea Rocket, White Poplar +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Soapwort, Sea Rocket, White Poplar +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN Route 62

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Aegialia arenaria, 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Aegialia arenaria, 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 62Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route128 m

Named routeRef 62Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route107 m

Named routeRef 62Length 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

38,227 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,227 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds57 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Rock Dove +52

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winterautumn

2026

Siberian Squill · Sea-buckthorn · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,227 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winter

2026

Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Rock Dove +52

Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025

🌿

Plants3 species

winterautumn

2026

Siberian Squill · Sea-buckthorn · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South face of St Thomas' Church

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