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Town Lane

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.63102, -2.99141

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPicnic spot

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, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue +134 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Wall-rue +134 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Pink-sorrel +14 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National 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

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

38,958 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,958 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Peregrine · Black-headed Gull +50

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
SmewMergellus albellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants29 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Shining Crane's-bill · Smooth Sow-thistle +24

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,958 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Peregrine · Black-headed Gull +50

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
SmewMergellus albellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Emperor GooseAnser canagicus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🌿

Plants29 species

winter

2026

Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Shining Crane's-bill · Smooth Sow-thistle +24

Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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