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West End Field Recreation Ground

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

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Starling +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Starling +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Stork's-bill, Soapwort, Seaside Daisy +96 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Stork's-bill, Soapwort, Seaside Daisy +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Chickweed, Sea Beet, Red Dead-nettle +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

NCN Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route77 m

Named routeRef 62Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route125 m

Named routeRef 62Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,841 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,841 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Magpie +53

JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SanderlingCalidris alba
KnotCalidris canutus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RavenCorvus corax
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus

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Plants7 species

winterautumn

2026

Siberian Squill · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Smooth Sow-thistle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +2

Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,841 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

autumnwinter

2025

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Magpie +53

JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CurlewNumenius arquata
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
SanderlingCalidris alba
KnotCalidris canutus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RavenCorvus corax
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus

🌿

Plants7 species

winterautumn

2026

Siberian Squill · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Smooth Sow-thistle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris +2

Siberian SquillScilla siberica
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Sea RocketCakile maritima2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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

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