The Ancient Oak & Fish Steps
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.07576, -2.72017
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Lune Valley IT Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Lune Valley IT Centre — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ramsons, Meadowsweet +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Croftpublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
The Glenpublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
The Croftpublic footpath · 139 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mPath type: residential
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
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
Photos
Medieval steps and ancient oak, Caton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
20,761 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,761 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects30 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Carabus nemoralis · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis nemorum · Leucozona glaucia +25
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Dog's Mercury · Pendulous Sedge · Meadowsweet · Navelwort · Lords-and-Ladies
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,761 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull +48
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedshankTringa totanus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects30 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Orange Ladybird · Carabus nemoralis · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis nemorum · Leucozona glaucia +25
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Dog's Mercury · Pendulous Sedge · Meadowsweet · Navelwort · Lords-and-Ladies
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumClarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkellaClarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkellaTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025MelangynaMelangyna2025MelangynaMelangyna2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Dasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctus2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Events & activities nearby
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