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The Fairfield 2026 Calendar

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Triangle Sunday Session: 16 November 2025

Tasks will include herding leaves, evicting weeds, and reprimanding excess vegetation. Bring your stern face.

First Aid Training

We have organised a day of first aid training to take place on 2 December

Fairfield 2026 Calendar

The 2026 Fairfield Calendar, £10, will be available from The Green Fair on Saturday 22 November and is also available to order.

Fairfield Association Meeting Agenda: Tuesday 18 November 2025

The meeting will take place at 7.30pm in the Tite & Locke. All welcome.

Latest Fairfield observations on iNaturalist

mock strawberry

mock strawberry
11 November 2025
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Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit
11 November 2025
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Birds

Birds
11 November 2025
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Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren
11 November 2025
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Candlesnuff Fungus

Candlesnuff Fungus
11 November 2025
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Girdled Snail

Girdled Snail
11 November 2025
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Our Green Spaces

The Fairfield Association in Lancaster is now responsible for around 50 acres of land including: 

Fairfield Nature Reserve
Fairfield Nature Reserve
Fairfield Community Orchard
Fairfield Community Orchard
Fairfield Playground
Fairfield Green and Playground
People attending the stalls, treasure trail and BBQ at the Triangle in the sunshine
Aldcliffe Road Triangle

Fairfield Cycle HUB

The Fairfield Cycle Hub provides secure bike storage for local residents as well as public access maintenance and temporary bike parking facilities

Spaces for 12 bikes

£25 a year

Waiting list

find out more
Fairfield Cycle Hub side view

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 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

Wildlife BLOG

November 2025 Snipe Flush Count

The first flush count of the Winter season was carried out today, in mild but very wet and windy conditions.

Heron in the Ash Tree

Heron at the top of the old ash tree by the Fauna Path.

Using iNaturalist for your Lancaster District Green Spaces

This is a short guide for local groups belonging to Lancaster District Green Spaces who are interested in setting up their own project on iNaturalist.

August Observations on iNaturalist

There were 65 different species recorded on iNaturalist for Fairfield Nature Reserve in August 2025.
How to report a sighting to the blog

What’s On

Find out what’s happening

Special Events

Volunteer Sessions

Regular Meetings

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Community Membership

Keep in touch with what is going on and see how you can help. Membership is free.

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