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Getting here
53.97391, -2.73847
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +65 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Large Yellow Underwing, Straw Dot +124 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Great Willowherb +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Livestockpublic footpath · 153 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 153 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Common Bankpublic footpath · 62 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Livestockpublic footpath · 11 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
28 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
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grizedale Valley and ScortonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Northern Route To Cockerham and DolphinholmeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Photos
Graveyard, The Parish Church of St Mark, Dolphinholme
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Wildlife to spot
17,121 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,121 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mallard · Coot · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +32
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2024
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 7-spot Ladybird · Short-winged Cone-head · Helophilus trivittatus +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis
- Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
- Field Grasshopper
Common Nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Hogweed · Great Willowherb · Blackthorn +67
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,121 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterspring
2025▾
Mallard · Coot · Great Crested Grebe · Moorhen · Tufted Duck +32
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2024
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2024
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Harlequin Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · 7-spot Ladybird · Short-winged Cone-head · Helophilus trivittatus +5
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Short-winged Cone-headConocephalus dorsalis
- Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus
- Field Grasshopper
Common Nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Hogweed · Great Willowherb · Blackthorn +67
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus2024
Chorthippus brunneus2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima20232025
2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025BlinksMontia fontana2025BlinksMontia fontana2025Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2025Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Elymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatus2024Elymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatusElymus repens subsp. repens f. aristatus2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024BetonyBetonica officinalis2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata2024Taxus baccata f. fastigiataTaxus baccata f. fastigiata2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023