William Arnold Silcock Memorial Playing Field
11 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.54293, -2.90906
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Ribwort Plantain, Hart's-Tongue +244 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ron Gordon Waypublic footpath · 292 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 292 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Ron Gordon Waypublic footpath · 270 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 270 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Ron Gordon Waypublic footpath · 256 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 256 mSurface groundPath type: footway
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route517 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route254 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 254 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Bold Lane approaches Town Green
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Wildlife to spot
11,607 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,607 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Xylota segnis +5
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
🌿Plants55 species
springsummer
2026▾
Ribwort Plantain · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wych Elm · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Thale Cress +50
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,607 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Xylota segnis +5
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
🌿Plants55 species
springsummer
2026▾
Ribwort Plantain · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wych Elm · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Thale Cress +50
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
- Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Wasp
Common Wasp
Vespula vulgaris
Vespula vulgaris
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumTree BumblebeeBombus hypnorumVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaHonesty
Honesty
Lunaria annua
Lunaria annua
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2025Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense2025Field Mouse-earCerastium arvense2025Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2025Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2025Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025Red CurrantRibes rubrum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2025Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Dryopteris erythrosoraDryopteris erythrosora2025Dryopteris erythrosoraDryopteris erythrosora2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025