Short birdwatching visit · Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Cutacre Nature Reserve
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Bird seasons unspecified
- Headline birds
- Redshank · Lapwing · Oystercatcher
- Parking
- The operator identifies off-road parking close to Mort Lane.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Mort Lane, near Astley and Tyldesley
Cutacre Nature Reserve is the Wildlife Trust’s grazed meadow and wetland site off Mort Lane, with ponds and open ground supporting a varied bird list. Lapwing, Oystercatcher and Redshank are named by the Trust among its breeding waders. This entry covers the nature reserve, rather than the separate Cutacre Country Park across the railway. Public visits must stay on the rights of way: the Trust requires permission for access elsewhere for research. The restricted route is still a useful way to view the reserve without treating conservation grazing fields as open recreational space.
Birds and seasons
- Redshank · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Redshank
- Lapwing · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Lapwing
- Oystercatcher · Headline bird — Season not stated Source for Oystercatcher
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Stay on the public footpaths; access elsewhere requires permission from the Trust.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- The operator identifies off-road parking close to Mort Lane.
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on a lead.
- Access notes
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: Approach from Mort Lane and locate the public footpath before entering the reserve. Follow the nature-reserve access information rather than assuming signs for neighbouring Cutacre Country Park describe this site. The map marker comes from the Trust’s reserve page.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve · 7.7 straight-line miles
- Hesketh Out Marsh · 22.7 straight-line miles
- Hoylake Shore · 31.6 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Dove Stone, 18.7 miles away in a straight line.
- Moses Gate Country Park · 3.4 miles in a straight line
- Cadishead and Little Woolden Moss · 4.5 miles in a straight line
- Pennington Flash · 4.9 miles in a straight line