Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
53.93768, -2.74557
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +85 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +85 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Broad-bodied Chaser +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Hart's-Tongue, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
parking, café; Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wyre Way (Tarnbrook Loop)Walking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Garstang to Abbeystead)Walking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
29 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
Knott EndCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Trough of BowlandCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
The Chipping RoundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,622 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SwiftApus apus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Field Vole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona glaucia · Cheilosia illustrata · Neomyia cornicina · Dasysyrphus albostriatus +12
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Beech · Ivy · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Scots Pine · Maidenhair Spleenwort +24
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- IvyHedera helix
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,622 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- SwiftApus apus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Field Vole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects17 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona glaucia · Cheilosia illustrata · Neomyia cornicina · Dasysyrphus albostriatus +12
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina
- Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Beech · Ivy · Taxus baccata f. baccata · Scots Pine · Maidenhair Spleenwort +24
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- IvyHedera helix
- Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
