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54.05766, -2.82660

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Japanese Knotweed, Lords-and-Ladies +154 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Japanese Knotweed, Lords-and-Ladies +154 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis tenax +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

🚴

Cycling

82 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

University Cycle RoutesCycling 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

Wildlife to spot

33,216 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,216 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Herring Gull +57

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Rat

Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025

🌿

Plants19 species

winterspring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Primrose · Meadowsweet · Lungwort +14

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
FringecupsTellima grandiflora
ElderSambucus nigra
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,216 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Herring Gull +57

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspring

2026

Feral Cat · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Rat

Feral CatFelis catus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Tawny Mining Bee · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025

🌿

Plants19 species

winterspring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Primrose · Meadowsweet · Lungwort +14

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
FringecupsTellima grandiflora
ElderSambucus nigra
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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