Sunken Gardens;Town Hall Gardens
1 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.07623, -2.85906
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Keegans — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦98+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Eider and Oystercatcher
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Keegans — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Eider, Oystercatcher, Great Crested Grebe +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Eider, Oystercatcher, Great Crested Grebe +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax, 22-spot Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
79 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
City LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km▾
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
46,322 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
46,322 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Eider · Redshank · Great Crested Grebe · Oystercatcher · Turnstone +44
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KnotCalidris canutus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · 22-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
🌿Plants12 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sea-holly · Sea Spurge · Sea Beet · Danish Scurvygrass · Sea-purslane +7
- Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum
- Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias
- Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
46,322 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Eider · Redshank · Great Crested Grebe · Oystercatcher · Turnstone +44
- EiderSomateria mollissima2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
- DunlinCalidris alpina2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KnotCalidris canutus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
- Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2025
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · 22-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
🌿Plants12 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sea-holly · Sea Spurge · Sea Beet · Danish Scurvygrass · Sea-purslane +7
- Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum
- Sea SpurgeEuphorbia paralias
- Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
- Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
- Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg.
Narcissus agg.
ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraEscalloniaEscallonia rubra var. macrantha2025EscalloniaEscallonia rubra var. macrantha2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana2025Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2025Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides2025Common GlasswortSalicornia europaea2025Common GlasswortSalicornia europaea2025