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Fairfield Nature Reserve

Discover the Reserve

Fairfield Nature Reserve Overview
Overview of the Reserve
Carr House Meadow
Carr House Meadow
Hay Meadow
Hay Meadow
School Pond
School Pond
The Paddock
The Paddock
Big Meadow
Big Meadow
Upper Sowerholme
Upper Sowerholme
Lower Sowerholme
Lower Sowerholme
West Field
West Field
Little Wood
Little Wood
Pony Wood
Pony Wood
Flora Field
Flora Field

Paths and Hedges

Fauna Path
Fauna Path
The Long Pads Footpath
The Long Pads Footpath
Pony Wood Path
Pony Wood Path
Long Pads Hedge
Hedges

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History of the Reserve

The Nature Reserve was created in two stages: Fauna on agricultural land leased from Lancaster City Council (agreed by Cabinet in 2009) and Flora on land bought bought between 2011 and 2013.

REad the History

Maps

We have two specially created, beautifully-illustrated large-scale maps of the Reserve.

There is also an interactive map which connects to our photographic surveys.

See Maps

Reserve Surveys

The Fairfield Association undertakes a number of annual surveys of the wildlife and plants found on the Reserve.

Go to Surveys

Funders

Many different organisations and people have help with funding the Nature Reserve.

See Funders

Wildlife observations

Fairfield Nature Reserve iNaturalist project

Fairfield Nature Reserve now has a special projects page on iNaturalist. It includes:

latest observations

species lists

observation map

Go to the project WEB Page

Get started with iNaturalist

As well as the website, there is also a free iNaturalist app for phones.

Learn how to make observations using iNaturalist.

Latest Fairfield observations on iNaturalist

Ichneumonid Wasps

Ichneumonid Wasps
24 August 2025
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Common candy-striped spider

Common candy-striped spider
24 August 2025
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Turnip Sawfly

Turnip Sawfly
24 August 2025
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Cystiphora sonchi

Cystiphora sonchi
24 August 2025
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Sloe Bug

Sloe Bug
24 August 2025
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Straw Dot

Straw Dot
24 August 2025
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Wildlife BLOG

Snipe Sightings

The Fairfield Association

Two Snipe seen feeding in Alder Pond

Two hares in West Field

Ian

Two hares in West Field this morning

July Observations on iNaturalist

The Fairfield Association

We had 59 different species recorded on iNaturalist for July 2025.

Otter on Canal

Mike

I spent 20 minutes watching an otter slowly progress along the canal from opposite the gate out of the Pony Wood path