Plan your visit
🛝Family🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.27889, -3.20914
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Broughton Village Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Broughton Village Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Playing field
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Mole, Wood Mouse +14 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +235 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km▾
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Silecroft to SilverdaleWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lakes & Dales LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LDLRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Broughton Railway Pathbridleway · 231 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 231 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Broughton Railway Pathbridleway · 276 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 276 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Broughton Railway Pathbridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,720 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Goldfinch · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +27
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Mole · Weasel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects58 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax +53
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Lords-and-Ladies · Remote Sedge · Japanese Knotweed
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,720 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Goldfinch · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch +27
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Pygmy Shrew · Mole · Weasel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- WeaselMustela nivalis2025
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects58 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis pertinax +53
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Red-legged Shieldbug
Lords-and-Ladies · Remote Sedge · Japanese Knotweed
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumCommon Flower BugAnthocoris nemorumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEmpoasca vitisEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanellaEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Phaonia erransPhaonia erransPhaonia erransPhaonia erransYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataCuliseta annulataAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiHeteromyzaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaDor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025Phaonia validaPhaonia valida2025Phaonia validaPhaonia valida2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025CicadulaCicadula2025CicadulaCicadula2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) tanacetariaMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) tanacetaria2025Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) tanacetariaMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) tanacetaria2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi2025Ectopsocus briggsiEctopsocus briggsi2025Events & activities nearby
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