Whitestake Golf Driving Range
⛳ Golf🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
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Places › England › North West › South Ribble Getting here
53.72137, -2.73456
Open directionsv 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 ⛳ Golf 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Willowherb, Creeping Thistle, Sycamore +129 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Willowherb, Creeping Thistle, Sycamore +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Meadowsweet +17 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Red Admiral +32 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Red Admiral +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Parker Lane public footpath · 860 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 860 m Path type: track
Show on map Sod Hall Lane public footpath · 624 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 624 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map 188 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 Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,668 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Barn Owl Tyto alba Rock Dove Columba livia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Raven Corvus corax Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Linnet Linaria cannabina Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Curlew Numenius arquata Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer · Red Fox +4
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Ground-ivy · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Sycamore · Red Valerian · Common Cornsalad +5
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Common Cornsalad Valerianella locusta Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Himalayan Honeysuckle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,668 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Barn Owl Tyto alba Rock Dove Columba livia Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Raven Corvus corax Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Linnet Linaria cannabina Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Curlew Numenius arquata Dunnock Prunella modularis 🦌 Mammals 9 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Fallow Deer · Brown Hare · Wood Mouse · Roe Deer · Red Fox +4
Fallow Deer Dama dama2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Field Vole Microtus agrestis Ground-ivy · Thyme-leaved Speedwell · Sycamore · Red Valerian · Common Cornsalad +5
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Common Cornsalad Valerianella locusta Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Himalayan Honeysuckle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2025
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025 Leycesteria formosa
Leycesteria formosa
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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