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🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
54.04531, -2.78124
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Plants — Elder, Red Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lune Valley RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
City LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
University Cycle RoutesCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Moor Lanebridleway · 691 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 691 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
26,138 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,138 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +28
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Bat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BatChiroptera
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Otter
Tawny Mining Bee · Sitona obsoletus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Butterfly-bush · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lords-and-Ladies +47
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,138 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Herring Gull +28
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Bat +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- BatChiroptera
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Otter
Tawny Mining Bee · Sitona obsoletus · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Western Honey Bee
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants52 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Butterfly-bush · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lords-and-Ladies +47
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lutra lutra2025
Lutra lutra2025
Cherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus laurocerasus
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisSlender SpeedwellVeronica filiformisWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSkimmia japonicaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumFodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisNarcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.Narcissus agg.LungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumEvergreen OakQuercus ilexEvergreen OakQuercus ilexYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumLawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2025Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025