Vernons Sports & Leisure Park 14 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 14 ha
Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.74265, -2.70240
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Giant Blackberry, Elder, Rubus tuberculatus +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert, Oxford Ragwort +284 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Herb-Robert, Oxford Ragwort +284 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ribble Way Walking route 114 km ▾
The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.
Named route Length 114 km Regional walking route
Show on map Preston Guild Wheel Walking route ▾
Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Old Tram Road public footpath · 31 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 31 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Old Tram Road public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Marshall's Close public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Path type: residential
Show on map 225 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Penwortham to Leyland Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 622 Preston Guild Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 622 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 62 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 295 m ▾
Named route Ref 55 Length 295 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
53,091 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 53,091 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Magpie +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 🌿 Plants 32 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Thistle · Flowering Currant · Alexanders +27
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 53,091 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Magpie +32
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Honey Bee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Harlequin Ladybird · German Wasp
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 German Wasp Vespula germanica2025 🌿 Plants 32 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Thistle · Flowering Currant · Alexanders +27
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus2025
Fatsia Fatsia japonica2025
Fatsia Fatsia japonica2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025 