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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha
Getting here
54.04540, -2.78141
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Butterfly House and Mini Zoo on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐾Butterfly House and Mini Zoo on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Grade I listed building: ASHTON MEMORIAL
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
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
71 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
26,276 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,276 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- 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
🌿Plants53 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lords-and-Ladies · Butterfly-bush +48
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,276 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- 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
🌿Plants53 species
winterspring
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Hart's-Tongue · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Lords-and-Ladies · Butterfly-bush +48
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- 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 nigraHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaSnowdropGalanthus 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 rhamnoidesRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumFringecupsTellima grandifloraFringecupsTellima grandifloraEvergreen 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 nudiflorumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumLawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2025Arum italicum subsp. italicumArum italicum subsp. italicum2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025