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The Cenotaph

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.64866, -3.00434

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕C'espresso — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕C'espresso — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue, Pellitory-of-the-wall +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis · last seen 2026; Insects — Meliscaeva auricollis · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

ShrimpCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route63 m

Named routeLength 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route147 m

Named routeRef 562Length 147 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

45,747 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,747 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winter

2026

Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Coot +68

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SmewMergellus albellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

🌿

Plants54 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Smooth Sow-thistle · Herb-Robert +49

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
White StonecropSedum album
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
CleaversGalium aparine
Common ReedPhragmites australis
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
DaisyBellis perennis
Early Sand-grassMibora minima
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
HollyIlex aquifolium
Sea RushJuncus maritimus
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,747 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winter

2026

Greylag Goose · Mute Swan · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Coot +68

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GadwallMareca strepera
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SmewMergellus albellus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Great TitParus major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Meliscaeva auricollis

Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis

🌿

Plants54 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Smooth Sow-thistle · Herb-Robert +49

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
White StonecropSedum album
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Sea BeetBeta vulgaris subsp. maritima
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus
CleaversGalium aparine
Common ReedPhragmites australis
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Seaside DaisyErigeron glaucus
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Sea-purslaneAtriplex portulacoides
Rose CampionSilene coronaria
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
DaisyBellis perennis
Early Sand-grassMibora minima
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
HollyIlex aquifolium
Sea RushJuncus maritimus
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Sea RadishRaphanus raphanistrum subsp. maritimus2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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