The Bird Observatory

The Bird Observatory is an office building in Burscough, West Lancashire District, England. The Bird Observatory is situated near Martin Mere Visitor Centre, as well as near the historic site The Wetland Time Capsule.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: WWT Martin Mere and New Lane railway station.

WWT Martin Mere

Nature reserve

Photo: Tony Corsini, CC BY-SA 3.0.

WWT Martin Mere is a wetland nature reserve and wildfowl collection managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Tarlscough, Burscough, Lancashire, England, on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain, 6 miles from Ormskirk and 10 miles from Southport.

New Lane railway station

Railway station

Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.

New Lane railway station serves the town of Burscough in West Lancashire, in England. It is served and managed by Northern Trains and is situated near the Martin Mere bird sanctuary, which can be reached by a 1-mile walk. New Lane railway station is situated 3,900 feet south of The Bird Observatory.

Burscough Bridge railway station

Railway station

Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.

Burscough Bridge railway station is one of two railway stations which serve the town of Burscough in Lancashire, England. It lies on the Manchester-Southport Line, operated and managed by Northern Trains, and is between New Lane and Hoscar, 27 miles 58 chains from Manchester Victoria. Burscough Bridge railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Bird Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burscough and Lathom.

Burscough

Town

Photo: Small-town hero, Public domain.

Burscough is a town and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. The town is located approximately 14 miles north-northeast of Liverpool and 13 miles southwest of Preston. Burscough is situated 2 miles south of The Bird Observatory.

Lathom

Village

Photo: Doug Elliot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lathom is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, near Skelmersdale, about 3 miles east of Ormskirk. It is in the district of West Lancashire, and with the parish of Newburgh forms part of Newburgh ward. Lathom is situated 3 miles southeast of The Bird Observatory.

Hoscar

Village

Photo: Gary Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoscar is a small village in Lancashire, England. It is located 1¼ miles east of the larger village of Burscough. Hoscar is situated 3 miles southeast of The Bird Observatory.

The Bird Observatory

Type: Office building
Categories: building and office
Location: Burscough, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.62241° or 53° 37′ 21″ north

Longitude

-2.8666° or 2° 51′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C5VJ4CM+X9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 253365910

OpenStreetMap feature

building=office

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Martin Mere Visitor Centre and The Wetland Time Capsule.

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