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Winter Pasture Plantation

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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
🐕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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Yellowhammer +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Little Ringed Plover, Yellowhammer +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Spiked Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Spiked Shieldbug, Common Carder Bee +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Marsh Yellow-cress, Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Marsh Yellow-cress, Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 810Cycling route

Named routeRef 810National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route440 m

Named routeRef 62Length 440 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route66 m

Named routeRef 810Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface cobbles

Main RouteCycling route933 m

Named routeRef 810Length 933 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummer

2025

Little Ringed Plover · Marsh Harrier · Wigeon · Quail · Barn Owl +55

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
WigeonMareca penelope
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Barn OwlTyto alba
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
HobbyFalco subbuteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GarganeySpatula querquedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwiftApus apus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Darter

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Marsh Yellow-cress

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummer

2025

Little Ringed Plover · Marsh Harrier · Wigeon · Quail · Barn Owl +55

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
WigeonMareca penelope
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Barn OwlTyto alba
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
HobbyFalco subbuteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GarganeySpatula querquedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwiftApus apus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Darter

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2026

Lesser Celandine · Marsh Yellow-cress

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Long · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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