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RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

red deer and faun (copyright David Mower)
Storrs Lane
Silverdale
Carnforth
Lancashire
LA5 0SW

Tel: 01524 701601

Fax: 01524 702092

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Description

Leighton Moss is a popular nature reserve with an abundance of special birds and wildlife. You can visit nature trails, get some retail therapy in our superb RSPB gift shop and enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal in our award-winning cafe. It's a great place to find out more about wildlife - you can hire binoculars and come along to events and guided walks throughout the year. Children can take out Wildlife Explorer Backpacks and we run lots of family events in the holidays. All our profits help nature too - which is a great excuse for that extra helping of pudding!


Openings

The reserve and visitor centre are open daily all year except Christmas day. The reserve is open from 9am to dusk and the visitor centre is open from 9.30am-5pm (Closing is at 4.30pm between the months of November & January)

Admission Charges
Visitor centre and cafe - free
Admission to hides and nature trails: £4.50 adults, £3 concessions, £1 children, £9 family. Free to RSPB members and those who come by public transport or on bike.

Road Directions

Morecambe, Lancaster and the Lune Valley is located in Lancashire, in the Northwest of England.

Leave M6 at jct 35 and the reserve is signposted from the A6 at Yealand Redmayne, north of jct 35. The Reserve is just 150m from Silverdale railway station.

Public Transport Directions

Bus from Kendal, Lancaster and Carnforth; close to Silverdale train station, Carnforth-Barrow line.

Facilities

  • Buy Recycled Materials
  • Coach Parking
  • Demonstrations Given
  • Disabled Access/Toilets
  • Educational Visits Accepted
  • Encourage Use of Public Transport
  • Energy Saving Measures - Appliances
  • Energy Saving Measures - Lighting
  • Energy Saving Measures - Well Insulated
  • Event Venue
  • Family Fun
  • Green Lantern Environmental Policy Statement
  • Groups Acepted
  • Guided Tours Available for Groups
  • Indoor Attraction
  • On-Site café/restaurant
  • Open All Year
  • Outdoor
  • Outdoor Attraction
  • Parking (free)
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Site
  • Protect & Encourage Local Flora & Fauna
  • Recycling Policy - Glass
  • Recycling Policy - Paper
  • Recycling Policy - Plastics
  • Recycling Policy - Veg/Food Waste
  • Toilets
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors
  • Use and Promote Local Produce
  • Use Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Materials
  • Water Saving Measures

Provider Preferences

  • In countryside

Accessibility

  • Café/Restaurant On Site

Parking & Transport

  • Car Parking
  • Coaches Welcome

Awards

  • Sub-Regional Awards Taste Lancashire Quality Assured 2009
  • Green Awards Green Tourism Business Scheme (Gold) 2012
  • Visit Britain Code of Practice 2012
  • Sub-Regional Awards Sustainable Tourism Award 2008
  • Sub-Regional Awards Member of Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board 2010

Opening Times

Opening - Visitor Centre (01/01/2012 - 31/10/2012)
DayTimes
Monday09:3017:00
Tuesday09:3017:00
Wednesday09:3017:00
Thursday09:3017:00
Friday09:3017:00
Saturday09:3017:00
Sunday09:3017:00
Opening - Reserve (01/01/2012 - 31/12/2012)
DayTimes
Monday09:0021:00
Tuesday09:0021:00
Wednesday09:0021:00
Thursday09:0021:00
Friday09:0021:00
Saturday09:0021:00
Sunday09:0021:00
Opening - Visitor Centre (01/11/2012 - 01/01/2013)
DayTimes
Monday09:3016:30
Tuesday09:3016:30
Wednesday09:3016:30
Thursday09:3016:30
Friday09:3016:30
Saturday09:3016:30
Sunday09:3016:30

Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult£5.00 per ticket
Child£1.00 per ticket
Family (2 adults + 2 children)£10.00 per ticket
OAP's and unemployed£3.00 per ticket

Admission to hides and nature trails. Free to RSPB members and those who hold public transport tickets, cyclists and disabled. |

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